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Originally Posted by Chris65LeMans
California is, surprisingly, very "old car friendly."
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It's ranked 49th (only Massachusetts was ranked worse...
Why?
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Weather and the lack of a safety inspection is the only reason that classic car ownership in California is as good as it is. Everything else is a major impediment to driving a vintage vehicle.
All 1975 and newer cars are required to have a smog inspection, and all original emissions equipment must be present. Frankly, we didn’t even check whether California requires a title from other states when registering a classic car, because the hassle of registering a post-1975 car from another state isn’t worthwhile. California is generally a classic car exporter rather than importer, solely because of the smog regulations.
That’s not a bad thing for clean air, but it’s a really bad thing if you’re just trying to register a car for occasional use.
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CA scored 427.5 points - much higher than MA with 260. But about half of MN's 840 points (out of 900 possible). MN's biggest knock is the short driving season - which knocked 35 points off it's total.