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Post by Volktales on Mar 9, 2021 18:18:12 GMT -8
Russ how much work would it take to get the pickup into your collector fleet insurance? Too much work, unfortunately. Both the regular collectors plate and the modified collectors plate require the vehicles to be in very nice condition. They do not allow for "patina" at all. The old Chevy really needs a total restoration of some kind to qualify for the modified plate. It wouldn't have a hope for the regular collectors plate. And for those that might not know, application for the modified collectors plate requires that the vehicle pass a provincial safety inspection. This is not necessary for regular collector plates. Now having said all this, we have had a few collector plated cars come into the shop, and believe me, they should NOT have qualified. I am sure one owner submitted pictures of someone else's engine bay, because their own filthy/rusty engine could not possibly have looked good in a photo. There are a few folks out their that are using the collector plate as cheap insurance, instead of actually maintaining the vehicle in the spirit of what a collector car represents. I am not impressed... |
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Post by CrazyBrit on Mar 13, 2021 12:45:54 GMT -8
Do you know if they require the inspection for different seats - ie my 911 seats? It makes sense for highly modified vehicles, but not for minor changes such as this.
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Post by tony on Mar 13, 2021 13:49:22 GMT -8
I remember trying to get collector plates for a 66 beetle , it was super clean but it had two 1/8" holes at the bottom of the front face of the dash where the P.O. had a C.B. mic bracket previously mounted ........ the car failed! 😞
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Post by Volktales on Mar 13, 2021 16:19:16 GMT -8
I remember trying to get collector plates for a 66 beetle , it was super clean but it had two 1/8" holes at the bottom of the front face of the dash where the P.O. had a C.B. mic bracket previously mounted ........ the car failed! 😞 At one time, earlier in the existence of the collector plates, they were VERY picky about everything. Lots of cars were rejected for things like Tony said. I remember my Dad's buddy's Thunderbird being rejected for having real wire wheels on the car. In fact they were a VERY rare dealer installed accessory when new, and the ICBC rep was not aware of this. Even once they were given documented proof of this options availability, they still would not allow it because it did not appear in their "official" resources. This was the pre-internet days, and their official source was a Thunderbird history book that was very well known to be full of errors. Things are different now, and they are certainly not as picky given the crap cars coming to the shop that somehow have been granted collector plates... As an aside, even if you have collector plates, get the Hagerty agreed value policy on the car. Don't kid yourself into thinking ICBC will happily give you the real value of your VW should the worst happen. You know they will find any reason they can to disallow the claim, and if the car does not exactly match the criteria for the collector plates as they expected, then there is the needed excuse... If you submit your car to the "modified collector" plate, then you do need an inspection regardless. And there are a LOT more pictures required to be sent in. But you can modify things to your own taste at least... |
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Post by Volktales on Sept 12, 2022 19:16:32 GMT -8
Sooo, it was time this year to do a little more maintenance on the mighty Chevy. The front brakes were pulling and squeaking, and it was time to have a look...  Yes that brake shoe is looking a little worse for wear. This is the left front, and yes '69 Chevrolet pickups were not available with disc brakes back then...  Another angle shows just how low they actually were. So how long ago were the front brakes last done on this truck? Before I owned it. Those brakes were last done around 28 years ago!!! And even better I already had the replacement shoes "in stock". Sweet!  And then I treated it to an oil change, and plugged up the worst of the exhaust leaks with muffler cement. Then it was off to do what old trucks do best: haul junk! I picked out six rims for the Corvair from my stash, and am getting ready to blast and paint them. Depending on if the new tires I want are currently available...  Getting pretty tired, but I will continue to use it for as long as I can. I have never known life without this truck... |
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