From: Glenn Shaw (wolf.star@verizon.net)
Date: Sat Sep 13 2003 - 13:13:15 PDT
Hi
Sounds like what I would do is just register the Mustang with regular
plates. End of story. Then they would have nothing to say.
Later
Glenn
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jumpmaster" <the_real_jumpmaster@yahoo.com>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Saturday, September 13, 2003 3:31 PM
Subject: [MV] Help!! How to live in a "neighborhood" and keep your "Special
Interest Vehicles" (long)
> Howdy, folks...
>
> I'd posted a problem similar to this to the list a
> couple of years ago. I've moved since then (same
> town, different area) and am now being harassed by the
> city again.
>
> The problem appears to be with problematic
> (politically correct) neighbors. The set that live
> across from my house are flaming liberals and would
> appear to have some degree of contempt for my M1009.
> They also do not like my '68 Mustang.
>
> The code enforcement half-wits sent me letters about
> my vehicles. I called them and they explained that
> these "neighbors" said that I'd towed them here. The
> only one towed here was the Mustang because it was not
> registered/insured and therefore would have been
> illegal to drive here. The CUCV was driven here and
> probably has enough power to pull their tiny little
> house off its foundation. The code enforcement idiot
> didn't seem concerned with the CUCV but stated that
> the Mustang falls into the "Antique Vehicle" category
> this year. Woohoo...
>
> The city considers vehicles over 35 years old as
> "antique vehicles" where the state considers them
> antique at 25 years. He's telling me that since it's
> an "Antique Vehicle" now, that it must be continually
> screened from view regardless of operating condition,
> inspection or registration. I read the law and that
> just doesn't make sense. The way I read it, you could
> have a '74 Pacer with crappy paint job parked on your
> driveway (unscreened) as long as it's registered and
> operable BUT a '68 Mustang IN ANY CONDITION must be
> screened from view (in the garage, behind a fence,
> etc.) What would the advantage be of having your car
> considered an "Antique Vehicle" when you could just
> have it operational and let it remain parked on your
> driveway? I don't get it.
>
> I asked about a car cover and he said that wasn't good
> enough. The car runs and drives and is otherwise
> fully operational. Same with the CUCV. I thought
> about getting Antique Vehicle plates for the Mustang,
> but that statute reads like it would still have to
> "screened from ordinary public view."
>
> Any ideas? Anyone else live in Texas and have these
> problems? I read in Deja where this new law had been
> considered a victory for antique vehicle enthusiasts
> because you only had to have inoperable vehicles
> screened from view. The way I read the statutes, it
> doesn't say that.
> http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/statutes/tr/tr0068300.html#tr021.683.071
> http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/statutes/tr/tr0068300.html#tr028.683.077
>
> Sorry this is so long...people like this just make me
> want to move out to West Texas where your nearest
> neighbor would be about 30 miles away or more.
>
> And please don't tell me to just park it in the
> garage. If I'd planned on doing that, I wouldn't have
> asked for guidance here. :-) I would really like to
> get an M35 or M109 and sit that squarely in the
> driveway, but I'm sure they'd find something to harass
> me about that too.
>
> If anyone can make sense of any of this, please e-mail
> me directly. It may be able to help others on the
> list later, but I don't want to risk tying up the list
> with this.
>
> T. Bloxom
> 1985 M1009 CUCV and 1968 Mustang "Special Interest Vehicles"
>
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