Building a 29 roadster in Illinois, really want to go fenderless. Any Illinoisans out there that have been hassled or cited by the police. I see some states have enacted laws that allow fenderless rods, but I don't think mine is one of them.
I think for the most part you will be OK alot depending on how you are driving when they spot you, but I havent had any problems as yet. However I sure wouldnt want to happen upon a "Roadside Safety check" Late at nite or go speeding by some bored small town local just looking for an excuse
Ask the DMV for a copy of Section 95 ½, the Vehicle Code. This has been given me in the past, but someone "borrowed" it... Anyway, you cannot go wrong by knowing the law, of which I think there is no fender law as such, but there are laws about mudflaps and such, goes by vehicle weight and classification, so 95 ½ is the way to go. If you spot a Secretary of State policeman, ask him, he'll definitely have one in the trunk. Cosmo
yeah oregon is strange about it the law is ----any vehicle 1936 or older need not run fenders on solid dry pavement...which is messed up as much as it rains in the northwest...most the west coast is kool about it thou..arizona could care less and we can run year roumd with our weather
I have had no problems in Southern Illinois, yet. I have mufflers. I thought if I'm quiet, they wont bother me. So far, it has worked.
Illinois passed a streetrod law a few years ago that made it legal to not have fenders bumpers ect but i think you need a nsra inspection. some of the nsra guys have the info
last time I checked (it's been a couple years) you can run fenderless...I'll double check the code tomorrow. Bill
If you get hassled, just wrap your license in a $20 bill, hand it to the officer, look away for a moment, and everything should be OK. It is Illinois after all.
I put 4000 mi on my 27 roadster w/headers/sidepipes and never got hassled. Of course I play it cool in town, smokem on the highway
What I could find on the Street rod law and as I understand it you must title and register your car as a street rod with an NSRA safety inspection pay an additional fee and be issued Street rod plates or vanity plates to be exempted from any regular equipment requirements. Illinois Vehicle Code - 625 ILCS 5, Section 3-804.2 Street rods. (a) The owner of a street rod may register the vehicle for the standard registration fee for a vehicle of the first division, other than a motorcycle, motor driven cycle, or pedalcycle, and obtain a street rod plate. An applicant for the special plate shall be charged, in addition to the standard registration fee, $15 for original issuance to be deposited into the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund, to be used by the Secretary to help defray administrative costs. For each renewal period, in addition to the standard registration fee, the applicant shall be charged $2, which shall be deposited into the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund. The application for registration must be accompanied by an affirmation of the owner that the vehicle will be maintained for occasional transportation, exhibitions, club activities, parades, tours, and similar uses and will not be used for general daily transportation. The Secretary may, in his or her discretion, prescribe that street rod plates be issued for a definite or an indefinite term, the term to correspond to the term of registration plates issued generally, as provided in Section 3-414.1. Any person requesting street rod plates under this Section may also apply to have vanity or personalized plates as provided under Section 3-405.1. (b) Upon initial registration of a street rod, the owner of the street rod must provide proof acceptable to the Secretary that, no more than 3 months before the date of the application for registration, the street rod passed a safety inspection that (i) has been approved by the Secretary and (ii) is equivalent to the National Street Rod Association's prescribed vehicle safety inspection. Except where otherwise provided, street rods are considered to be in compliance with all vehicle equipment requirements if they have passed the approved vehicle safety inspection Street rod: A motor vehicle that is a 1948 or older vehicle or a vehicle that has been certified by an inspector of the National Street Rod Association, on a form prescribed by the Secretary of State, to be a street rod that was manufactured after 1948 to resemble a vehicle that was manufactured before 1949 and has been altered from the manufacturer's original design or has a body constructed from non-original materials and which is maintained for occasional transportation, exhibitions, club activities, parades, tours, and similar uses and which is not used for general daily transportation.
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