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Scranton1000

12-09-2010 @ 5:51 AM

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Am I right in assuming that if a 1939 is fully functional (all original equipment working), it passes a New York State vehicle inspection? I presume it does not have to have seat belts, turn signals, emission controls, etc. required of newer cars. I would appreciate hearing from some of you New York classic Ford owners who have grappled with this question. I just acquired a '39 Ford and am fixing it up for registration and use. Thanks.

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12-09-2010 @ 12:24 PM

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Scranton, Any car that met legal requirements when it was first sold is legal today providing that if later requirements such as seat belts were ever installed, they must be functional today. Not all States adopted the same requirements at the same times, so a car originally manufactured for sale in one State may not qualify for another State. This is true also of foreign Countries, such as Great Britain, which required turn signals long before the U.S. did.

In your case, if your '39 is a Standard model with one tail light, that would be the only thing to prevent registration in some States today until a second tail light was installed. I don't know if NY was one of those States.

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12-09-2010 @ 12:25 PM

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Scranton, I just had my 47 truck inspected in October. As long as there are no safety issues like cracked glass or poor brakes, etc. then it should pass. No seat belts required. Because no emisssion test is required the inspection fee is only $10 instead of $21.

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12-09-2010 @ 7:43 PM

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The car must pass brakes, steering, lights and wipers. It does not need seat belts nor directionals. If either were installed by previous owner or yourself, then they must work. The glass must be intack. If you have a cracked side window, just roll it down.

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12-09-2010 @ 7:50 PM

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Scranton, if you are going to drive this truck a lot I would recommend turn signals. In today's world hardly anyone understands hand signals. Turn signals are easy to install and go a long way towards your safety. I would also recommend seat belts at some point. I have them in all my old Fords and my wife won't ride in anything that doesn't have them.

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12-10-2010 @ 3:37 AM

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Scranton
The rule here in Connecticut is the vehicle must have the equipment that it was built with in working order. Meaning that a single tail light, single wind shield wiper, non-sealed beam headlights are okay. No seat belts, no directional signals, no backup lights are required. Any of that additional equipment that you choose to install must be in working condition as well as any extra lights such as fog lights.

If you are planning on the vehicle being a regular driver you might want to install better lights and seat belts.

An interesting sidelight is that there are no regular vehicle inspections in Connecticut only an emission test for vehicles new enough to have emission equipment.
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12-10-2010 @ 6:56 PM

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Thanks for all this helpful information. I agree that, if I intend to use the car for more than a pleasant Sunday drive, seat belts and perhaps turn signals would be useful. Thanks again.

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12-15-2010 @ 6:11 PM

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I have a 39 standard which was built for delivery to pa. It had only one tail light when i purchased it. I hated the way it looked from behind so i installed a second tail light. Only one tail light was required in ny. and pa. in 39 . I was told that the only state that required 2 tail lights in 39 was california but dont quote me on that .

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12-15-2010 @ 8:31 PM

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California was O.K. with one tailght, but Oregon and Washington required two.

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