I got historic plates for my '53 Plymouth, and I had to get a safety inspection to get the historic plates. The rule is 25 yrs. old and older. But if the car is in that bad of shape, and that unsafe, I hope your're not on the highway while my wife and child are!!!

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1953 Plymouth Belvedere, 1979 Dodge B-100 Van

Here in VA, you don't need ANY inspection on cars with permanent antique plates. Sweet! My '65 and '64 Valiants are pretty roadworthy, though, and I drive them gently. I would be a real pain to get them to an insp. station every year, esp. if the car is not working/being restored. I think the law on this matter is the correct one. How many news stories do do hear about with old DeSotos and Edsels careening off the road? It's just not a problem. Drunk and reckless driving is. Antique car people tend to be on top of how their car is mechanically.