Classic/Antique Cars Unsafe?

[69DodgeCharger]

"would have likely found the issue before it happened"

It may or may not have found it but I can gaurantee it would have eaten up 30-50 dollars of hard earned money. Set up inspection stations that are voluntary then and give the drivers a cut on their registration renewal. But don't nanny state me. I don't need it and neither do my vehicles.

[jmanscharger]

Inspections are a complete waste of money and time for classic cars. There is more chance of getting your car damaged or having unecessary repairs than any safety benefit. Nothing like getting your classic car inspected and and finding your slap stick shifter in pieces because the inspector jerked on it. "It's old its not our fault." Those of you who want can still have your cars inspected voluntarily, if you have doubts please do. Please no more costly legislation when the really unsafe car usually has a dead inspection sticker anyway or an incompetent inspector or driver already breaking the law.

[Mike DC]

I just hate the fact that it can be used to make money off people. 

I have a 1995 Dakota.  The last time I had to get it inspected, I went to 3 different shops, got 3 failures, and got 3 estimates of $200-600 in work to make it legal.  And not a single one of the cited "problems" matched from one shop to the next! 

I finally got it to an honest shop recommended by a friend, and they passed this same truck just as it was.   

[Todd Wilson]

Kansas use to have inspections. I remember driving around and spending 15 bucks at 3 or 4 places trying to get them to pass a car. Sometimes you could slip them cash to let you slide. A lot of places liked to make up excuses so they could fix your car to pass. Glad that's over with.

When did they do this?

Todd

I remember the laws changing, eliminating inspections back when I lived in Hays.  I think it was either '88-'90 when I left.  I remember one uncle happy cause he bought and sold cars and another all bent cause he was worried about junk being on the road.

Back in the old days you didn't buy rigs with mileage close to 100k, one for fear of the motor, tranny going tits up & passing inspection.  It used to be the first question asked when buying a rig, "How many miles are on it?"  It's still important today, just not as with certain makes.

We have the smog checks here.  Luckily the year was raised on the old stuff.

We moved to Kansas in 75 and the inspections were not going on then. I been driving since about 1985 and we havent had inspections since then for sure. My father in law said it was early 70's for a few years and ended up being a big hassle as garages didnt want to go to all the trouble to do a proper inspection because they were only able to charge a certain amount and it wasnt worth their time to do it. He said you had to pull a front and rear wheel. Put the vehicle on  a lift and check lots of stuff out all for like 10-15$. I've looked at a lot of old family photos and there isnt an OK sticker on any of the windows.

Todd

[The70RT]

I remember buying and selling cars ....well it had to be back in the early 80's because of the location I was at and you had to have them inspected. No I wasn't a dealer, you could sell up to 5 a year. Maybe it was just Shawnee Co. then? But 472 RT/SE sid Hays had to too. I am also thinking the OK was a Highway Patrol inspection was earlier then the shops took it over later. The saftey inspections were at most any garage's. Sears, Goodyear, hell even Penny's Dept Store in whitelakes mall (topeka) even sold tires and did inspections. I specifically remember them rejecting the exhaust because of leaks on a 69 Charger I had. I ended up putting a whole new system on it just to sell it