Quote Originally Posted by TomMLS1 View Post
You have to get a mandatory inspection if your vehicle is titled out of state. You need to present the certificate of inspection to get the title transferred to Texas and registered in the state. Once this is done, you can register the vehicle as you please, antique classic or regular vehicle, either way. If you register as an antique classic, you don't ever need to do an inspection again, and your registration is good for 5 years. If you register as a regular vehicle (daily driver) your inspection is due every calendar year from date of inspection, and you have to get it inspected every year there after in that month.



Generally, most inspection stations are pretty lenient with the requirements. In addition, most law enforcements divisions usually do not stop antique vehicles unless they want to check it out, (Texas is full of car guys) or you are flagrantly violating the law, burnouts, racing etc....at least this has been my experience with all my classics. While I don't drive them everyday, I do drive them, and it's not always to car shows or parades......

T,
This. Also, make sure you have working parking brakes as well. When I moved to Houston from WA, they checked everything on my 67 Firebird. My parking brakes were barely worked, but they passed it anyway.

Welcome to Texas.