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Originally Posted by Billfred
True, but the Noble happens to have a nasty little problem with having to do-si-do around American emissions/crash safety laws. Some people (myself included) don't take kindly to that.  |
There are other types of vehicles that do not have to totally comform to todays emissions/safety standards.
A kit or composite vehicle is exempt. For instance, you can build a kit car and you're not required to install air bags or ABS in it. Todays emissions components are also exempt.
The minimum requirements also vary state by state. If vehicles are past a certain year they are also exempt from todays standards.
The basis on this is that composite, kit and older vehicles make up a miniscule portion of registered vehicles. The chances of something happening to them is low. Almost all of these vehicles don't rack up much mileage either. They're normally use for shows or Sunday cruises, not as a primary or secondary vehicle used for fetching groceries or taking the kids to soccer.
(Here in Connecticut my 1968 Mustang is exempt from any emissions tests. I can have that car sprewing as much nitrous oxide or carbon dioxide as I want and creating a hole in the ozone layer and nothing can be said to me about it as long as I'm not creating a fog behind me as I'm driving. Connecticut also doesn't require inspections on 1980 and newer vehicles unless you just moved here from out of state. My 1987 Caprice and 1997 Camry never needed any inspection although they need to pass emissions tests every two years. My Mustang only required an inspection when I first registered it.)