I was watching the show "Hot Rod" on the discovery channel. They built an all aluminum car from the ground up. Pretty nice.

I was talking about it with my wife and the subject came up as to "Why, if this car is built in 2004 does it not have to meet the DOT safety requirements?" For example, bumpers, seat belts, or air bags.

Any hot rodders out there????

Mainly because Boyd's "Alumitub" (spelling???) is not a street production car. The other point for any other street car is that it only has to meet the standards of the day it was built. Look at all the 32, 33, 34 Ford roadsters out there, not to forget Cobras. Some of those cars will be on the road as soon as their build is complete. No bumpers or airbags and they are basically new cars with new bodies not 30's rebuilds.

That is a weird (must be from the Dutch) situation, The drive train is all new, so you would think it would have to meet current emmissions standards, Replicas must meet the standards for the year of the engine/drivetrain. Maybe the standardization varys from state to state, and that is part of why Boyd is where he is.

Will

I can see how you can get away with it when you customize an old car, you have a title. But on a brand new custom car they would have to apply for a title.

Maybe the standardization varys from state to state, and that is part of why Boyd is where he is.

Will

I'm quite sure that it does. It would seem really odd for CA to be more liberal in regard to this situation when they are such HARDASSES on everything else involving automobiles.

The people in CA need to be more strict on automobile guidelines, rules, specs and such. With a gazillion cars in a small area like CA cities, you gotta do something to keep order, or you'll end up lots of problems.

At least until people in general evolve into more logical beings.

I'm sooooo glad we have an expert on what CA needs.

Who is this expert?

Arnold of course, but I think he ment you!

Will

Ahnold isn't much expert on anything (except grabbing hooters and butts). I was referring to the only one who was saying what CA needs (without having any real concept of what's going on here).

But only until Californians evolve into logical beings. Don't take offence Carl, your really not programmed to understand yet.

I hope to never be programmed. 1984 won't catch up with me, no siree bob!

Logic would seem to dicatate that (since this thread is about DOT safety standards) that an accident in OHIO involves the same safety issues as one in CA, the same forces generated, etc. I cannot see how there should be any difference.