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New member of the 4c's has a youtube channel about traveling around the country to some of the older salvage yards. He meets the people and gets the story of how they run them. Its worth checking out. https://www.youtube.com/c/dennysalvage

Titles for Collector Cars

So Where Are We on ObtainingTitles For Collector Cars??

The Department of Motor Vehicles has a regulationfor issuing titles for our collector cars. That regulation has not been updated to reflect the change made to the State Statutes via Public Act 14-130 which changed the requirement that model year 1981 and older vehicles don’t need titles to vehicles 20years old and older don’t need titles. The current DMV regulation has a couple of provisions in it that make it prohibitive to obtain a title for our collector cars. We believe these provisions are unnecessary and will be looking to work with DMV to change their regulation. The two main problems we see with the current DMV regulation is that if we don’t have a valid out-of-state title for our collectorcar we will need to post a surety bond for our cars inaccordance with Section 14-176 of the state statutes.The process to post a surety bond is cumbersome, cost-prohibitive, and discourages us from obtaining titles for our vehicles. We feel that this provision should not be necessary if our collector vehicle has been registered in the State of Connecticut for a reasonable period of time (say 3 to 5 years). We would like the need to post a bond to be waived if that is the case. The second provision we have difficulty with is the requirement to submit a sworn statement that the vehicle has been maintained or restored to a condition that substantially conforms with the original manufacturer’s specification. We believe we should be able to obtain a title for our motor vehicles,regardless of whether they have modifications. I am drafting a letter to the DMV to request them to revise their regulation to make it easier for auto hobbyists to obtain titles for their motor vehicles, and offer to discuss the issue with them. While our past efforts have not been successful, it is worthy of further pursuit. 

Connecticut Created Cars

Avon Resident Writes Book about Connecticut's Automobile History

Paul Pellerin, an Avon resident of 30 years and lifelong Connecticut resident,has written his first book about Connecticut's car history, in recognition of the 25th Silver Anniversary of the Connecticut Council of Car Clubs and New England Air Museum.

By Colleen Finnegan | Email the author |Patch.com February 26, 2011

Paul Pellerin's book, Connecticut Created Cars Credit Paul Pellerin  

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It took Avon resident Paul Pellerin about three years to complete his first book, and now Connecticut Created Cars is published and available to the public.

He spent the first two years doing research, ultimately discovering 184 different automobiles manufactured throughout the state.

"Most people are amazed when you tell them how many cars were built in Connecticut," Pellerin said. "There’s maybe 41 built in Hartford and 21 in Bridgeport."

Pellerin, an Avon resident of 30 years and lifelong Connecticut resident, wrote Connecticut Created Cars, in recognition of the 25th Silver Anniversary of the Connecticut Council of Car Clubs, or 4Cs, and New England Air Museum Car Show & Aircraft Exhibit, which will be held on the first Sunday in June.

Pellerin's book provides a brief history of the 4Cs, a detailed list of automobiles created in Connecticut, sorted by city with over 90 accompanying illustrations, and information on major car shows and cruise nights throughout the state.

Daniel Nichols, a Connecticut Automobile Artist, provided the illustrations.

Read more: Connecticut Created Cars

Legislative Report

Novenmber 2020 Legislative Report

The 2020 Regular State Legislative Session began on February 5th and ended on May 6th. There were a couple of short special sessions convened since the regular session ended. Nothing adverse to our antique auto hobby was introduced. So that is good news.
The 2021 Legislative Session is scheduled to begin on January 6th and run through June 7th. However, because of the ongoing Coronavirus Pandemic, it is unclear whether the session will conduct its regular business or the State will be run via executive order similar to that done this year. In preparation for this upcoming session, we plan to retain the services of Hughes and Cronin Public Affairs Strategies to monitor legislation related to the antique auto hobby, as we have done in previous sessions. In this monitoring capacity, Hughes and Cronin informs us of the pending legislation. We report to you on any legislation potentially impacting the hobby, and ask you to contact your legislators and help get favorable legislation passed, and unfavorable legislation defeated (i.e., a "grass roots" approach).

At the present time, we are not aware of any legislation planned to be introduced in the 2021 Legislative Session that will impact the antique auto hobby. The major challenge for the upcoming session will continue to be dealing with the state’s fiscal problems. Projections for future Connecticut budgets show that they will be running very large deficits. So the fiscal problems for the state are far from over and will dominate future legislative sessions.
As always, we will remain vigilant, and do our best to immediately report to you on any legislation impacting the antique auto hobby.
Regarding titles for our antique motor vehicles, we will suspend any contact with DMV until after the pandemic passes.
As you know, we will be electing our State and Federal leaders on Tuesday November 3, 2020. These elections are important and if you have not already done so, we encourage you to exercise your right to vote!
Everyone stay safe in these unprecedented times.