And yet...that is what the NHTSA are doing here, and that's what Congress explicitly directed them to do. They decided to "exempt from section 30112(a) of this

And yet...that is what the NHTSA are doing here, and that's what Congress explicitly directed them to do. They decided to "exempt from section 30112(a) of this [safety regulation] not more than 500 replica motor vehicles per year that are manufactured or imported by a low volume manufacturer" [0] so long as the manufacturer registers correctly for the program, affixes the correct stickers, etc. Some classic "silhouettes" will just be incompatible with modern safety regulations: perhaps there's no room for a side airbag, or the shape of the grille is more lethal to pedestrians than modern cars are allowed. [0] https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/2675/text https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/2675...