Historic Vehicle Plates: Pros/Cons in Ontario, Canada

[Robert Bergeron]

Gents,

Just for comparison purposes , i will chime in to give you some info about the Québec situation.

Historic vehicule plates ( more than 25 years since manufacture ) in Québec allow you to drive only on roads that are posted at 70 KM/hr or less . The only exception is when you are headed to a documented bona fide historical vehicule event and back on the day of the event. No other exceptions.

Plus, if your truck's gross weight ( weight of truck plus allowable cargo ) in at more than 4500 Kgs ( Say a CMP Chev C-15 G.S. ) , you have a commercial truck even if it was made 100 years ago..So , you are limited to roads posted at 70 Km/hr or less AND you have to have a yearly inspection, stop at weighing stations , proper driver's licence and have a logbook.

Except for reduced insurance ( ?) and licencing fees ( $104.45 vs $222.58 ) , no real advantage in Québec.

Cheers .

Bob