On Tue, 30 Mar 2004, Jonce Fancher wrote:

> but in michigan you need to pay the 100.00 MI catastrophic claims bill
> until it reaches the ripe old age of 25 then you can get a original
> year plate and drop it to 20.00 for the same thing.

Be forewarned that there are specific limitations on how you use the car
if you register it as a "historical vehicle" like this.

From http://www.michigan.gov/documents/hplate_16252_7.pdf:
"A historical vehicle must be:
- More than 25 years old.
- Owned solely as a collector's item.
- Used only for events such as historical club activities, parades
  and car shows.  A designated historical vehicle may not be used for
  routine transportation."

If you can find a plate from the year the car was made, you can have that
made your legal plate when you register the car as a "historical vehicle",
which is pretty cool.

David Brodbeck, N8SRE
'82 Volkswagen Diesel Westfalia
'86 Volvo 240DL wagon