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1990 AU Ford Falcon family here - still in near showroom condition (well, looks good but has a scratch and a minor ding) with ~ 600,000 km on the clock. > when

by defrost 8mo ago

1990 AU Ford Falcon family here - still in near showroom condition (well, looks good but has a scratch and a minor ding) with ~ 600,000 km on the clock. > when the antique needs maintenance. You're talking about all the 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, et al cars, tracks and tractors that litter our district? Yeah - there are a lot of them in this part of the world. All the farmers love the bleeding edge gear and are getting into AgBot boom sprayers, etc - but they still can't shake a love of keeping the really old stuff going - pimped up rat-trucks abound and we rebuilt an old Alice Chambers tractor ourselves two years back.

AlotOfReading 8mo ago
"Antique" is a term for any vehicle that meets the local criteria for antique vehicle registration [0], usually older than 25-30 years. Your falcon is in the same club as those older vehicles now. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antique_vehicle_registration https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antique_vehicle_registration
- defrost 8mo ago
  > Your falcon is in the same club as those older vehicles now. No, it isn't - you missed: In Australia, the rules for antique vehicle registration vary between states. I am well aware that the vehicle I own and drive is normally registered as a normal vehicle and is not treated as an antique. What we do have, here in W.Australia, is a limited usage "Classics" rego for vehicles 30 years or older. Reduced rates for enforced (but how??) reduced usage: The owners must also be a financial member of a Department of Transport (DoT) approved motoring club. a 1991 Holden Commodore would drop from $867.55 to $171.30 per year Vehicles in the scheme are only able to be driven on public roads for a maximum of 90 days per annum. Classics (not antiques!) are beloved cars kept road ready but only occassionally used on public roads. * https://www.wa.gov.au/government/media-statements/Cook-Labor-Government/Rolling-30-year-old-vehicle-eligibility-part-of-%242m-Concessions-for-Classics-expansion-20240421 https://www.wa.gov.au/government/media-statements/Cook-Labor... * https://www.transport.wa.gov.au/licensing/concessions/classics https://www.transport.wa.gov.au/licensing/concessions/classi...

by defrost 8mo ago

AlotOfReading 8mo ago

"Antique" is a term for any vehicle that meets the local criteria for antique vehicle registration [0], usually older than 25-30 years. Your falcon is in the same club as those older vehicles now. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antique_vehicle_registration https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antique_vehicle_registration

defrost 8mo ago
> Your falcon is in the same club as those older vehicles now. No, it isn't - you missed: In Australia, the rules for antique vehicle registration vary between states. I am well aware that the vehicle I own and drive is normally registered as a normal vehicle and is not treated as an antique. What we do have, here in W.Australia, is a limited usage "Classics" rego for vehicles 30 years or older. Reduced rates for enforced (but how??) reduced usage: The owners must also be a financial member of a Department of Transport (DoT) approved motoring club. a 1991 Holden Commodore would drop from $867.55 to $171.30 per year Vehicles in the scheme are only able to be driven on public roads for a maximum of 90 days per annum. Classics (not antiques!) are beloved cars kept road ready but only occassionally used on public roads. * https://www.wa.gov.au/government/media-statements/Cook-Labor-Government/Rolling-30-year-old-vehicle-eligibility-part-of-%242m-Concessions-for-Classics-expansion-20240421 https://www.wa.gov.au/government/media-statements/Cook-Labor... * https://www.transport.wa.gov.au/licensing/concessions/classics https://www.transport.wa.gov.au/licensing/concessions/classi...