Quote Originally Posted by Innuendo View Post
Personally I don't like "club registration" because I don't really like to get into club politics.
I also despise the ugly historic number plates. But putting that aside. What if you were to have say a FC Holden 100% stock to look at yet if legally fitted with a 186 Red motor with triple down draft strombergs and extractors that was approved with an engineers report. Would that qualify? If that does, what then of the same car with widened steel wheels and low back bucket seats that have also been approved and are part of the engineers report?
It's not 'club registration' it's historic concessional registration & you don't need to get into club politics, you just talk to the club person concerned, usually the registrar. These guys aren't aliens, mostly they're car guys like you & me. As I said, if the particular club that you've contacted doesn't suit you, find one that does. There is good, bad & mediocre in everything & car clubs are no exceptions.

None of what you describe is eligible for historic rego, which is why a type of modified car limited-use concessional scheme has been mooted. However I think we are a while away from that, given what I mentioned above.

I agree that the number plates are not the best looking around, but they are a compromise. When they were first designed, the Corvette guys & others wanted a smaller plate & a committee (you know how 'committees' are !!) came up with this design.

For $60 per year for rego, instead of $1,000+ (Sydney prices) I don't give a flying how fugly the number plates are. I've got 8 cars on H plates so I'm saving heaps of $$$.

Dr Terry