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Please allow me to stand corrected! - I just talked to Tom today, and he says he WILL have showers by show time! They have plans to construct some temporary shower facilities for the show. They won't be fancy, but they'll wash the stink off and be mighty welcome if it gets real hot here...

As far as I know, no, they didn't get built yet. Pretty sure they'll be there for next summer though. I know they were high on the priority list, but clearing the additional land was the most important task. They did a ton of ground work, but they had a lot of rain this spring, so even that...

Is anyone NOT going? Word from a couple of the locals here is that Major Tom's been busy and the show grounds have been greatly improved again this year. An expanded swap area, with SHADE :D:D plus options for camping right at your swap stall. More space for the re-enactor's encampment...

Here's your alternative means of obtaining a title... Motor Vehicle Ownership Surety Bond REG5057: https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/dmv/detail/forms/reg/reg5057/ "This form is used to support the issuance of a California title when regular evidence of ownership for the vehicle is not obtainable...

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Al, Pretty good news! Remember, if you get the really important provisions of the bill, it's worth it. You can always approach your legislators again next session, if you need. Sounds like you're doing pretty well. I'm a bit confused by your comments on SEMA. Didn't you write that they did...

Ya think that ever happens? Read these threads, then draw your own conclusions. Here's the start: https://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread.php?14417-Wisconsin-allegedly-cancelling-Military-vehicle-titles&highlight=Wisconsin Then here's the 2009 thread about the bill DOT pushed...

Sounds like you've got it resolved, but (belatedly)... My deuce had this issue on the driver's door. I removed the mechanism and repaired it. It's been a few years, so I'm afraid I've forgotten the exact nature of the failure, but it's a pretty simple affair. If I were you, I'd pull it apart...

This isn't exactly correct. Since around 1981, the "standard" VIN is 17-digits. Nevertheless, most newer military vehicles (other than Blazers, pickups, Impalas, etc.) do not have a 17-digit VIN. So DMV's VIN-recognition software does not confirm FMVSS-compliance of the vehicle...

Hey Guys, It might be time to start a thread over on the Politics Related to the MV Hobby sub-forum. That's maybe where this discussion belongs? Being in this sub-forum, only deuce owners are likely to see it. Lots of the same issues have already been faced (or are being faced) by other...

Exactly right! The same issue that affects milvehs (lack of certification label showing FMVSS-compliance), affects all vehicles older than 1969, as none of them have the label. Same goes for non-conforming VIN, no vehicle older than 1980 has a 17-digit VIN. These people are your key to...

FWIW: "Converting" a non-compliant (with FMVSS) vehicle so that it complies is regularly done - by a NHTSA-authorized importer - to non-US-market imports. Based on comments I've read in NHTSA Letters of Interpretation, it is an expensive proposition, if it can be done. Probably easier and...

As they've been titling & registering them in the past, that's called a "longstanding practice". Sometimes the law is not sufficiently clear for the regulatory agency to determine what they must do in a new situation - so they create their policy based on whatever evidence they can find...

Porkysplace, Looking over that paperwork, I see at least one issue. It presumes that no out-of-state on-road title could be issued except by error: "If in error another state titles a Humvee with an on-road title, it can only be titled as an off-road vehicle in this state. When the...

Owners may be reluctant to speak up, until they are effected directly. They won't want to bring attention to themselves. You may consider offering to keep those owners' name/info confidential, to be used only for communicating info amongst your owners group. But don't forget, people don't...

Think this stuff doesn't flow downhill? The following is taken from the Wis. statute [341.269] passed in 2009 which restricted milvehs uses. I don't know from whence it floweth, but one state copied the other. (1) In this section: (a) “Historic military vehicle" means a vehicle, including...

Al, When meeting with your Gov., it wouldn't hurt to have a list of signatures of folks who support your side. Even if the Gov. doesn't want to meet with a large group, the discussion could come around to "why isn't anyone else here with you?". (It did during a meeting here in Wis. over this...

I gotta agree with the Hobbit here. Rip raises lots of good points, many undoubtedly applicable in a court of law. But any good attorney doesn't play all his cards right off. Plus, S.S. is a poor forum to debate social politics on - this sub-forum is "Politics related to the MV Hobby", not...

Porky, It may well take more than one attempt to straighten this out, just like it did in Wis. The first bill to pass here was the one that created our Historic Military Vehicle license plates and forced all milvehs into that category. The problem? It only allowed driving them to parades and...

I hope you raise enough for your purpose. But I've got to admit I'm not holding my breath. Speaking personally, I've been dealing with this (and other) issues here in Wisconsin since... ...Sept. 26, 2007. So far, I've been "paid" one Quarter-Pounder and a Coke at McDonalds. Ten years later...