> Thank you all!
>
> I am going to follow-up with Nick and check out the options offered through FMCA.
>
> Dan
> 1974 Canyonlands
Quote:
>
http://www.michigan.gov/sos/0,4670,7-127-1585_1595_52364-205712--,00.html
>
> To qualify for an authentic license plate, the vehicle must be:
>
> 26 or more years old
> Owned solely as a collector's item
> A vehicle registered with a regular historic plate or authentic historic plate cannot be used for general transportation. The vehicle can only
> used for participating in historical club activities, exhibitions, tours, parades, car shows, swap meets, and similar uses.
Dan,
Glad you found your way here.
Welcome to the group, family, cult, asylum.
I am not at home, but I will communicate with you when I am.
Three things right up front:
1 - An Historic or Authentic plate is now real issue as there is a GMC event almost every day of the year and there is nothing in the rules that says
you have to go the short way.
2 - You may have to get an appraisal to get stated value insurance, but you have lucked out there too. Jim Kanomata will be and the fall rally in
Elkhart, and you should be there too.
3 - We have a regular GMC Lunch bunch at All American on third Saturdays. (Watch for it here.)
Next thing you should do here is create sigfile with your real name (so we know who you are when you meet other GMCers), a short bit about the coach,
(you did say Canyon Lands, but any serious mods should be noted) and you did include Taylor MI, but the email half of this bunch, so it is good to do
(this is also how Mike and Nick locked on so fast).
There is a sizable following on FaceBook, and reading there is not a bad idea, but be aware that there are many that write there with little or no
actual GMC experience. I have seen some dangerous answers. GMCs (TZE serial number) are very different beasts. You fortunately have the expertise
you need right here. There lots of other resources too. We will get you smart about all of that stuff in due time.
The standard advice given here is always the same. Don't do anything rash...
Get it safe, get it reliable and enjoy what it gets you before you do anything to it. All but a very few things were well designed and there are only
a very few real improvements to be made without great expense.
Now, you don't know about it yet, but you just acquired a whole bunch of brand new old friends. This is a community like few others. They are
supportive and helpful much more than you might expect. Be aware that we all have a personal agenda. That agenda is - quite plainly - to see that
you can enjoy your coach as much as we each enjoy our own. The only other community like this that I know of is that of the watermen that are my
world. because of that, I have taken to welcoming new owners much as a new owner or vessel is welcomed there. So,
May the Good Lord bless this coach and all those that set forth within her.
Welcome Dan.
Matt
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Matt & Mary Colie - '73 Glacier 23 - Members GMCMI, GMCGL, GMCES
Still Loving OE Rear Drum Brakes with Applied Control Arms
SE Michigan - Twixt A2 and Detroit
