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73SpeedBuggy
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 Posted: Fri Jun 03, 2011 6:51 pm Post subject: Any Wisconsin buggy owners here? |
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Just curious how difficult/easy it is titling/registering a buggy in Wisconsin or moving one in from out of state.
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didget69
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I can't say how it is for titling buggies, but I have acquaintances on a military vehicle forum that are having major issues with titling ex-US Military vehicles over in Wisconsin. Seems that someone in WisDOT has burr in their saddle over titling certain classes of vehicles for highway use.
Good Luck - dig into the issue & see what you can find!
bnc
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73SpeedBuggy
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I can't say how it is for titling buggies, but I have acquaintances on a military vehicle forum that are having major issues with titling ex-US Military vehicles over in Wisconsin. Seems that someone in WisDOT has burr in their saddle over titling certain classes of vehicles for highway use.
Good Luck - dig into the issue & see what you can find!
bnc |
Thanks, I am. Was just hoping to get some firsthand insight.
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Tom_Kathleen
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touchdowntodd
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my dad and i own one
you get hobbyist plates ... i believe its called street modified? there are 4 different ones to choose from .. when you go to the DMV make sure to ask which versions DONT have to be inspected. ...
but no issues, nice and simple .. i was drivin ours yesterday
im in Milwaukee, where are you located? ours might be for sale soon tho
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didget69
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my dad and i own one
you get hobbyist plates ... i believe its called street modified? there are 4 different ones to choose from .. when you go to the DMV make sure to ask which versions DONT have to be inspected. ...
but no issues, nice and simple .. i was drivin ours yesterday
im in Milwaukee, where are you located? ours might be for sale soon tho |
So they don't register it as a '19XX Volkswagen'?
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touchdowntodd
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my dad and i own one
you get hobbyist plates ... i believe its called street modified? there are 4 different ones to choose from .. when you go to the DMV make sure to ask which versions DONT have to be inspected. ...
but no issues, nice and simple .. i was drivin ours yesterday
im in Milwaukee, where are you located? ours might be for sale soon tho |
So they don't register it as a '19XX Volkswagen'?
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yeah, its 1961 vw .... but registered as a hobbyist car
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didget69
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Nice to live here, where it's a '1970 Volkswagen'...
bnc
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73SpeedBuggy
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Nice to live here, where it's a '1970 Volkswagen'...
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Do you know anybody who's ever had to file an insurance claim with a buggy titled like that? That's the part that worries me.
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lostinbaja
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Nice to live here, where it's a '1970 Volkswagen'...
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Do you know anybody who's ever had to file an insurance claim with a buggy titled like that? That's the part that worries me. |
My Manx is registered on the title in Illinois as a 1965 Volkswagen but Stste Farm has it insured as a 1965 Meyers Manx kit car. State Farm also has photos of the car on file. They say it's not an issue. Hopefully I will never need to find out.
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touchdowntodd
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perhaps there is confusion
its STILL a 19** VW on the title itself
you just get yourself a different type of license plate
does that make sense?
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didget69
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perhaps there is confusion
its STILL a 19** VW on the title itself
you just get yourself a different type of license plate
does that make sense? |
Yeah - that parts makes sense...
BUT my associates in Wisconsin with the ex-military trucks have their vehicles NOW running the Historic Mil-Vehicle plate... and the vehicles can ONLY be used for parade duty, or off-road use. No carrying of mulch for your garden, no commercial use, etc... Nice plate if you're interested in buying a trailer queen.
Thus - my curiosity in regards to buggies being 'classified' as some type of special class buy the idiots at WisDOT.
Unfortunately, numerous other states are watching what California, Wisconsin, and others pass as 'special vehicle' laws. Seems that some government types want all collector cars to disappear from use on public highways...
FWIW -
bnc
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