<VV> Driving Force: April 2004 Edition Legislative issues that may affect your vairs

[scott morehead]

FYI,  I thought this may be of interest to the vair enthusiasts across the nation.  Also, Kent Sullivan is working hard to obtain a legislative committee for CORSA which may have to deal with some of these issues.  Illinois is looking to ban all old cars if they are not in an enclosed building, read more.....

Finally,  Send in your voting card to Sarah (Corsa President) if you haven't already.  Lets make this one of the best CORSA voting records in history, send it in, membership drives benefits.

Sory for the length, I left in the disclaimers to allow anyone interested in this subject matter to contact the editors of this work.  thanks


>We hope that the information contained in The Driving Force is useful and informative.  We encourage our readers, hobbyists, enthusiasts, and car clubs to disseminate this information in newsletters and in meetings.  If material from The Driving Force is used in your publications or in meetings, however, we do ask that you attribute the information to SEMA.  Thank you and enjoy!
>
>
>California Legislature Takes Yet Another Shot at Eliminating Popular Emissions Exemption
>
>In what has become a yearly battle for Californias SEMA Action Network members, the California Assembly is considering legislation to repeal the states rolling emissions-testing exemption for vehicles 30 years old and 
>older. A.B. 2683, sponsored by California Assemblywoman Sally Lieber (D-District 22), would repeal the current pro-hobbyist exemption and replace it with a provision requiring the permanent testing of all 1976 and newer 
>model-year vehicles. 
> 
>"California legislators and regulators are again clearly feeling the heat from continuing failed efforts to meet air-quality goals and are looking for a convenient scapegoat in older cars," noted Steve McDonald, SEMAs Senior Director of Government and Technical Affairs. "The old-car hobby 
>should not carry the burden of their mistakes."
>
>SEMA alerted California SEMA Action Network clubs and enthusiasts, SEMA member companies and the automotive press about this bill. The campaign to stop the repeal of the pro-hobby emissions-testing exemption is in full force. Minutes after SEMA sent out the legislative alert on A.B. 
>2683, hobbyists began to fax, e-mail and write their California state assembly members in opposition.	
>
>"We are hopeful that, over time, Assemblywoman Lieber will learn the same lessons that past sponsors of repeal legislation have eventually acknowledged," said McDonald. "Antique and classic vehicles that benefit from the current emissions-test exemption are overwhelmingly well maintained, infrequently driven and not an effective source for  issions 
>reductions."
>
>California also exempts cars that are four-or-less model years old, the logic being that it is senseless to test newer vehicles, the results of which demonstrate no significant air-quality benefits.  "The idea behind 
>exempting any class of vehicles is to reduce costs while not losing appreciable emissions reductions," McDonald added. "This strategy not only builds support for emissions-inspection programs but also directs finite 
>resources where they will do the most good for the most people with the least cost. With more at stake than any other state, California must lead the way in attacking motor-vehicle pollution where it lives and not on the 
>backs of the old-car collectors and lower-income citizens." 
>
>SEMA would like to acknowledge again the thousands of letters, phone calls and e-mails that have been sent by hobbyists opposed to this bill. 
>Please keep up the good work! To send an e-mail to Assemblywoman Lieber and let her know that you oppose this legislation, contact her at Assemblywoman.Lieber@assembly.ca.gov.
>
>Why Exempt California Classics From Emissions Testing?
> 
>* Current California law recognizes the minimal impact 30-year-old and older vehicles have on overall emissions calculations and air quality. 
> 
>* Older vehicles constitute a tiny portion of Californias vehicle population, currently less than 3% of more than 23 million vehicles, and are a poor source for emissions reductions. 
> 
>* Antique and classic vehicles are overwhelmingly well-maintained and infrequently driven (about one-third the miles each year of a new vehicle).
> 
>* Many states have enacted similar exemptions, the most recent in Virginia and Washington State.
>
>
>Legislative Quick Hits
>
>California Scrappage Program: SEMA is working with Assemblyman Doug LaMalfa to develop legislation that would reform Californias scrappage program, eliminating all parts destruction, requiring vouchers in lieu of cash payments, increasing the stringency of vehicle-eligibility criteria, pro-rating emissions credits and providing additional credit for voluntary upgrades. The measure also requires the use of median data (rather than mean data) when calculating emissions-inventory models.
>
>Kentucky Nitrous Oxide: A bill (HB 230) that threatened to ban nitrous-oxide canisters has been withdrawn. The bills sponsor first agreed to SEMAs request to allow canisters if the line feeding nitrous oxide to the engine was disconnected during vehicle operation, then decided to 
>abandon the legislation altogether. 
>
>Illinois Inoperable Collector Vehicles: A bill (HB 4910) has been introduced to further restrict the maintenance of inoperable vehicles on private property. Historic vehicles over 25 years of age would no longer be exempt from county inoperable-vehicle ordinances if they are kept outside 
>or unenclosed. This bill, if enacted, would subject unenclosed historic hobby cars to disposal and possible fines. SEMA is working to defeat this measure with the assistance of Illinois members of the SEMA Action 
>Network. 
>
>Minnesota Legal Racing: SEMA and the SAN are working to amend a Minnesota bill (SF 1726) that would outlaw all motorsports events not sanctioned by a governmental entity and not taking place on licensed racetracks. While intended to address illegal street racing, the bill also could ban traditionally legal activities such as road rallies, ice racing and autocross events. SEMA has proposed an amendment to permit authorized racing events on public property as well as other events on the public roadways where vehicles do not exceed the speed limits. SEMA is working with the Minnesota SAN racing community to seek support for the amendment.
>
>Virginia Inoperable Vehicles: Both the Virginia Senate and the House of Delegates have approved separate versions of legislation to prevent enforcement of local ordinances that target vehicle hobbyists.  The House-approved bill, like SEMAs model legislation, only would require inoperable vehicles maintained on private property to be shielded or 
>screened from public view.  The Senate version contains additional conditions and restrictions on inoperable vehicles.  Virginia hobbyists prefer the House version.  The Senate and the House of Delegates will meet to resolve the differences in the legislation.  The SAN is extremely 
>grateful for the support and grass-roots enthusiasm generated by the Southwest Virginia Car Council which has propelled this bill through a myriad of challenges. 
>
>U.S. Congress-Endangered Species Act Reforms: Off-highway-vehicle enthusiasts may benefit from three bills (HR 1662, S 369, and S 2009) that have been introduced in the U.S. Congress to reform the Endangered Species Act. Since the law took effect in 1973, the ESA has denied OHV access to thousands of acres of land, and spurred numerous 
>lawsuits and endless debates over ESA designations. The reform legislation would establish minimum requirements for listing animals and plants on the ESA and require more field-tested, peer-reviewed scientific data to support such listings. While there have been recent Committee hearings on the topic, passage of the legislation is unlikely in an election year since the issue is politically charged.  Nevertheless, there is a growing consensus among govvernmental, environmental and private-sector interests that there needs to be more collaborative, incentive-
>based approaches toward protecting habitat and species.
>
>
>Its Back! Massachusetts Bill to Ban the Sale/Installation of Aftermarket Exhaust Systems Resurfaces
>
>After being stalled since last year and seemingly dead, a bill (H.B. 1722) to ban the sale or installation of "an exhaust system which has been modified in a manner which will amplify or increase the noise emitted by the exhaust" has been approved by the Massachusetts legislatures Joint 
>Committee on Public Safety. The approval came after a non-publicized hearing that was clearly intended to keep opponents of the measure at bay. The bill has not been revised from last years version, and remains an 
>extremely damaging piece of legislation. The bill has now been referred to the House Steering, Policy and Scheduling Committee.
>	
>H.B. 1722 effectively discriminates against motor-vehicle enthusiasts by restricting exhaust systems to those installed by the motor-vehicle manufacturers. "SEMA and SAN members agree that these exhaust systems should not be used in a way that causes overly loud or objectionable noise," said SEMA Senior Director of Government Affairs Steve McDonald. "However, we believe that this bill 
>would ban the sale and installation of exhaust systems that result in even modest and inoffensive noise increases."
>
>In some states, noise limits for modified exhaust systems are established,with an easily administered test standard. These limits are usually indicated in decibels, and allow vehicle owners to prove compliance by an objectively measured fair and predictable procedure. In California, for 
>example, a provision is made for the testing of icle-exhaust noise to an established noise limit of 95 decibels. A 95-decibel limit has also been enacted in Washington State and Maine, with legislation being 
>considered this year in New Hampshire. "The alternative, currently in effect in Massachusetts, is to have law-enforcement authorities make a subjective interpretation of a modified vehicles exhaust-noise level as compared to the noise emitted by the vehicle's original muffler," 
>McDonald added. "We find this subjective standard unacceptable as a method for determining a violation of the vehicle code, and certainly unfair to the many law-abiding and responsible Massachusetts motorists who choose to customize their vehicles and have no connection whatsoever 
>to street racing or gang-related activity."
>	
>The battle rages on. SAN Massachusetts contacts should call, fax or e-mail state legislators requesting opposition to the bill.
>Contact your State Legislators in Boston immediately by phone, fax or e-mail in opposition to H.B. 1722. If you need 
>assistance in determining who your state legislators are and their contact information, please contact the Massachusetts State Legislatures General Information Line at 617/727-2828. This information also can be 
>obtained by calling SEMAs Washington, D.C. office at (202) 783-6007 ext. 38, or accessed via the Internet at 
>http://www.enjoythedrive.com/legislative/contact_legislator.asp. The 
>SAN is particularly indebted to the Bearing Burners Car Club for its tireless efforts in opposing this legislation.
>
>
>Forest Service Revising Policy On Off-Highway-Vehicle Use
>
>The U.S. Forest Service is reviewing its policies for off-highway-vehicle use to address concerns over the number of unplanned roads and trails, erosion, lack of quality off-road recreation opportunities, water degradation and habitat destruction. The issue is consequential since the 
>number of off-highway vehicles has increased from 5 million in 1972 to nearly 36 million in 2000. The USFS has established a task force to develop a cohesive policy on off-highway-vehicle use beyond the current state-by-state, forest-by-forest approach. The USFS has formed two OHV 
>working groups. The first team will consider what policies and regulations need to be revised to restrict OHVs to designated routes. The other team will focus on implementing the new policy, prohibiting cross-country travel/off-road activity, and marking the designated routes. The USFS 
>has pledged to work with OHV and environmental groups on the topic. A draft rule is expected this summer.
>
>"SEMA supports the Forest Services stated goals; however, we will scrutinize the details," said Conrad Wong, SEMA Action Network Director. "There must be full public participation in determining the crucial elements-how the roads and trails are inventoried, which roads and trails 
>are designated, how recreational land use is assessed and valued. Just because a road or trail hasnt been classified, that shouldnt cause it to be automatically closed."
>
>
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>
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>Hey That's My Car
>
>
>Thanks to all who have sent in or e-mailed us photos. Efforts to replenish our photo library and continue publishing an informative as well as visually appealing newsletter are going well. . .but we need more photos!
>	
>We need more antique/classic pictures, more restoration-process pictures, more hot-rod pictures, more junkyard pictures, more street-rod pictures, more sport-compact pictures and more lifted 4x4 pictures.
>	
>Please continue to send us photos of your trail rides, restorations in progress, rod runs, car shows, charity events and drag races. 
>	
>Kindly submit pictures to: The Driving Force, SEMA, 1575 South Valley Vista Dr., Diamond Bar, CA 91765. You also may send high-resolution digital pictures (minimum 300 dots per inch in resolution; minimum 5 inches 
>wide) by e-mail to carrw@sema.org. While we regret that we cannot return any pictures, the next time we do a story focusing on your segment of the automobile hobby, we may use your ride as the example.
>
>>Newly Introduced Legislation
>
>Note:  The following state bills are not laws. They were recently introduced and are currently under consideration by the respective state legislatures:
>
>Antique Vehicles
>
>California SB 1784: Expands the definition of historical and special-interest vehicles to include the display of historical and special-interest vehicles.
>
>Massachusetts SB 2228: Provides for antique-auto registration fees. Requires registrar to make available any unissued or returned distinctive initialed or numbered registration plates to registered owners of antique 
>cars.
>
>Emissions/ Inspections
>
>Connecticut SB 119: Requires Commissioner of Environmental Protection to implement Californias low-emission-vehicle II program on or before January 1, 2007.
>
>Hawaii HB 2533: Repeals requirement of obtaining a certificate of inspection on a motor vehicle. Deletes requirement for inspection and testing of sun-screening materials on vehicles.
>
>Idaho HB 714: Provides for motor-vehicle emissions-control programs in densely populated counties where vehicle emissions exceed or threaten air quality. Allows for granting of a waiver if a vehicle is from a 1964- or-
>older model year.
>
>Maryland HB 314: Requires Department of the Environment and Motor Vehicle Administration to adopt regulations by December 31, 2006 establishing a specified low-emissions-vehicle program applicable to 
>model-year 2010 vehicles and each model year thereafter; requires specified emissions standards.
>
>Minnesota HB 2301: Adopts Californias Low-Emission-Vehicle Program. Establishes a Low-Emission-Vehicle Review Board.
>
>Missouri HB 1181: Requires the Air Conservation Commission to suspend operation of any motor-vehicle emissions-inspection program established under the Air Quality Attainment Act by January 1, 2005.
>
>Tennessee HB 3410: Revises requirements concerning emissions testing of vehicles that do not successfully complete an emissions test; amends sections of the code relating to air pollution and vehicle registration.
>
>West Virginia SB 457: Transfers motor-vehicle-inspection duties from the Superintendent of the State Police to the Commissioner of the Division of Motor Vehicles.
>
>Wisconsin SB 436/HB832: Extends period before a qualifying vehicle must undergo an initial emissions inspection from the second year after the vehicles model year to the fourth year after a vehicles model year. Applies to model year 2004 and later.
>
>Equipment
>
>Colorado HB 1197: Prohibits use of devices or substances that cause a license plate to be unreadable by a system used to automatically identify a motor vehicle.
>
>Georgia SB 506: Prohibits use and installation of television receivers, screens or other means of receiving a television broadcast that are located at any point forward of the back of the drivers seat or that are visible to the driver while operating the vehicle.
>
>Illinois SB 3085: Prohibits operating a vehicle on a toll highway if it is equipped with tinted-plastic or tinted-glass registration-plate covers or any covers or devices that obstruct the visibility or electronic image of the plate.
>
>Maryland HB 286: Prohibits disclosure of data from a vehicles recording device to a person other than the registered owner. Exceptions allowed, including court orders.
>
>Massachusetts HB 4517: Eliminates mercury emissions from automobiles.

\>Minnesota SB 1934: Mercury-Switch Collection Act. Requires motor-vehicle manufacturers to establish a mercury-switch collection program.
>
>Mississippi SB 2955: Provides for removal and recycling of certain mercury-added components in motor vehicles.
>
>New Mexico SB 476: Requires new and used motor vehicles sold in New Mexico to be equipped with an ignition-interlock device. Provides a tax credit for the installation of the interlock device.
>
>New York AB 9695: Prohibits covering or coating a number plate with any material or substance that conceals the plate from photographic, visual or video observation.
>
>New York SB 6145: Prohibits operation of a vehicle that is equipped with certain television and video equipment within the view of the operator, excepting some types of television and video equipment including GPS.
>
>New York SB 6181: Prohibits covering or coating license plates with any material or substance that conceals or obscures the plate from video, visual or photographic observation.
>
>Rhode Island HB 7730: Provides that exhaust systems which violate the noise-limit restrictions in Section 31-45-1of the Rhode Island vehicle code would be considered defective exhaust systems.
>
>Rhode Island SB 2453: Establishes the "Mercury-Free Vehicle Act." Provides for removing mercury from vehicles offered for sale by a dealer or registered for operation on public roads and highways in Rhode Island as well as vehicles to be scrapped.
>
>Tennessee HB 3221: Requires manufacturers of new motor vehicles equipped with one or more recording devices known as "event data recorders" or "sensing and diagnostic modules" to disclose their presence in the owners manual.
>
>Tennessee SB 3317: Prohibits use of any materials around a license plate that covers or conceals any information on the plate. Prohibits any tinted material from covering a license plate.
>
>Tennessee SB 3369: Prohibits motor-vehicle windshield wipers from having lights or reflectors.
>
>Inoperable Vehicles
>
>Kentucky HB 584: Prohibits accumulation of junked, wrecked or inoperable automobiles.
>
>West Virginia HB 4437: Amends current definition of motor vehicle to include any vehicle that is either unlicensed or inoperable, is not in an enclosed building, and has remained on private property for more than 30 days.
>
>Registration/ Licensing
>
>Alabama HB 260: Requires any motor vehicle designated 10 model years old or older to have a certificate of title. Existing law requires any motor vehicle designated as a 1975 model or later to have a certificate of title.
>
>California SB 1615: Repeals the provision that currently requires a person to obtain a certificate of smog-check compliance upon the registration of a vehicle previously registered outside the state.
>
>Georgia HB 1242: Allows owners of antique motor vehicles manufactured in 1970 or earlier to display authentic historical Georgia license plates in place of current Georgia license plates. Requires that a current and valid 
>license plate be kept in the antique motor vehicle.
>
>Hawaii HB 2527: Expands the definition of street rod vehicle and street rod replica vehicle to include vehicles manufactured before 1968, or manufactured after 1967 to resemble a vehicle manufactured before 
>1968.
>
>Hawaii HB 2671: Changes exemption from law on reconstructed privately owned vehicles to counties with less than 150,000 population rather than counties with less than 500,000 population.
>
>Illinois SB 234: Requires applicants for a certificate of title for specially constructed vehicle to submit the vehicle to a safety inspection by the state Department of Transportation. Requires a DOT certificate of safety 
>inspection accompany the application for certificate of title.
>
>Missouri SB 1251: Revises current law regarding motor-vehicle registration fees and re-issuance of license plates, and repeals the motor-vehicle inspection requirement for passenger vehicles with a gross weight of 12,000 pounds or less.
>
>License Plates
>
>Virginia HB 597: Authorizes issuance of special license plates for supporters of pro motorsports. Provides for the issuance of plates bearing names, numbers and color schemes used by pro stock-car drivers. Establishes fees for such plates.
>
>Maryland HB 265: Requires the Motor Vehicle Administration to issue only one registration plate for all classes of motor vehicles
>
>Maryland SB 299: Requires the Motor Vehicle Administration to issue a single registration plate for all classes of vehicles; provides for plate-attachment method.
>
>Off-Road Vehicles
>
>Washington HB 2356: Allows off-road vehicles on non-highway roads and in paved parking areas serving off-road-vehicle areas unless prohibited by the responsible governing body. Exempts off-road vehicles from certain licensing, lighting and equipment requirements.
>
>Windows/Tinting
>
>Hawaii HB 2087: Provides for fines to vehicle owners and product installers who violate the motor-vehicle sun-screening-device law.
>
>Georgia HB 1244: Extends restrictions on window tinting to non-residents.
>
>New York AB 9698: Changes current prohibition against tinting material with a 70% or less light transmittance to 100% unless limited to uppermost 6 inches of windshield
>
>Rhode Island HB 7534: Creates additional exemptions to the ban on non-transparent windshields and windows for persons with a medical condition, accompanied by a written statement from a medical doctor.
>
>
>
>APRIL 2004 SAN CLUB EVENTS
>
>ALABAMA
>
>April 24, Mobile
>9th Annual Mopars at the Battleship Show and Swap Meet
>Sponsor: www.southernmopars.org
>Information: 251/653-5154
>
>ARIZONA
>
>April 3, Mesa
>6th Annual Springs in the Desert Car Show
>Sponsor: Rodders for Christ Car Club and Covenant Hot Rod Association
>Information: 480/205-7925
>
>April 17, Chandler 
>Phoenix Bug-O-Rama #30
>Firebird International Raceway Park
>Information:  www.bug-o-rama.com
>
>April 29-May 2, Tucson
>30th Rodders Days 
>Sponsor: Tucson Street Rod Association
>Information: 520/885-2611
>
>April 30 - May 2, Payson
>11th Annual Beeline Cruise-In and
>Charity Car Show
>Sponsor: Rim Country Classic Auto Club
>Information: 928/472-7769
>
>CALIFORNIA
>
>April 2-4, Del Mar
>4th Del Mar Rod & Custom Nationals, Del Mar Fairgrounds
>Sponsor: The Goodguys
>Information: 925/838-9876
>
>April 10, Lodi
>Easter Run 2004 at Micke Grove Park
>Information: 925/672-1048
>
>April 10-11, Prairie City 
>4X4 Safety Clinic
>Sponsor: Capital City Mountain Goats
>Information: 916/421-1369
>
>April 17-18, California City Camp B 
>BLM Work Weekend 
>Sponsor: Smittys Desert Riders
>Information: 714/528-1817
>
>April 17, Lathrop at Valverde Park
>14th Annual NSRA Appreciation Day
>Sponsor: Modesto Area Street Rods 
>Information: 209/772-1657
> 
>April 18, Long Beach at the Queen Mary
>All Cars Celebration
>Sponsor: Car Lovers Club International Consortium
>Information: 909/845-5916
>
>April 18, Anaheim 
>Fabulous Fords Forever at Knotts Berry Farm
>Sponsor: Ford Car Club Council
>Information: 562/664-0996
>
>April 18, Costa Mesa
>West Coast All-Truck Nationals 
>Sponsor: Horse Power Promotions
>Information: 805/686-2007
>
>April 23-25, Bakersfield
>28th Annual NSRA Western Street Rod Nationals 
>Sponsor: National Street Rod Association
>Information: 724/932-3747
>
>April 24-25, Jawbone Canyon
>Moose Anderson Days Cleanup and BBQ
>Sponsor: Smittys Desert Riders
>Information: 714/528-1817
>
>CANADA 
>
>April 9-11, Winnipeg, Manitoba
>30th Annual Piston Rings World of Wheels
>Information: 248/373-1700
>
>FLORIDA
>
>April 4, Polk City
>7th Annual Mustangs & Mustang Legends Havin Fun 2004
>Sponsor: Imperial Mustangs of Polk County
>Information: 863/665-2322
>
>April 16-18, Pensacola
>32nd Annual Sunny Beaches Rod Run
>Information: 850/944-0503 or 850/478-0066
>
>April 17, Cocoa Beach 
>at F. Burton Smith Park
>Annual AACA Car Show
>Sponsor: Florida Suncoast Cadillac LaSalle Club
>
>GEORGIA 
>
>April 16-18, Commerce
>Peach State Fun Ford Weekend
>Sponsor: American Autosports Productions
>Information: www.funfordevents.com
>
>IDAHO
>
>April 10, Freebird Raceway
>10th Annual Spring Warm Up & Swap Meet
>Sponsor: Auto Shopper Magazine 
>Information: 208/938-8961
>
>ILLINOIS
>
>April 18, Elmhurst
>21st Annual Show and Swap Meet
>Sponsor: Northern Illinois Region, Walter P. Chrysler Club
>Information: 708/749-0115
>
>IOWA
>
>April 18, Monticello
>18th Auto Parts Swap Meet at Walnut Acres
>Information: 319/465-5119
>
>KENTUCKY
>
>April 7, Louisville
>7th NSRA Kentucky Appreciation Day
>Sponsor: Okolona Street Rods and NSRA
>Information: 502/937-9781 
>
>April 22-24, Bowling Green
>C5/C6 Birthday Bash
>Sponsor: National Corvette Museum
>Information: 270/781-7973
>
>LOUISIANA
>
>April 2-4, Jennings 
>Gator Drag 
>Information: www.gatordrag.com
>MARYLAND
>
>April 3, Salisbury
>2nd Annual Paws & Purrs Car Show, Pecan Square Shopping Center
>Information: 410/749-4457 
>
>April 17, Bowie
>Asphalt Angels Spring Show, Glory Days Grille
>Information: 410/672-0094
>
>April 24, Cambridge
>Mid-Shore Cruisers Spring Cruise-In
>Information: 410/943-0581
>
>April 30-May 1, Frederick
>All-Packard Indoor Swap Meet, Frederick Fairgrounds
>Sponsor: Mid-Atlantic Packards and Packards of Virginia
>Information: 301/384-4433
>
>MINNESOTA
>
>April 6, St. Paul 
>Run to the Hill at the State Capitol Steps
>Sponsor: Minnesota Street Rod Association
>Information: 651/208-8273
>
>April 17-18, St. Paul 
>GSTA Rod and Custom Spectacular
>Sponsor: Gopher State Timing Association
>Information: www.gstarod-custom.com
>
>NEVADA
>
>April 23-25, Las Vegas
>Terrible's Town 250
>Information: 702/457-5775 
>
>April 30-May 1, Las Vegas
>16th Nitro Nationals Nostalgia Drags
>Sponsor: The Goodguys
>Information: 925/838-9876
>
>NEW YORK
>
>April 11
>Brunch Run 
>Sponsor: Western New York Centre MGCC
>Information: www.mgcarclub.com
>
>NORTH DAKOTA
>
>April 17-18, Grand Forks
>22nd Annual Prime Steel Car Show
>Sponsor: Prime Steel Car Club
>Information: 218/965-4886
>
>OHIO
>
>April 3-4, Columbus 
>Spring All-Ford, Lincoln, and Mercury Swap Meet
>Information: 614/855 4750
>
>OKLAHOMA
>
>April 2-4, Oklahoma City 
>21st Annual NSRA Southwest Street Rod Nationals 
>Sponsor: National Street Rod Association
>Information: 724/932-3747
>
>April 3, Enid
>12th Annual Corvette Expo 
>Information: 580/233-1283 or 580/237-7993
>
>April 3-4, Lawton
>Oklahoma Spring Bash
>Sponsor: Sweet Temptationz
>Information: 580/536-9289 
>
>OREGON
>
>April 17-18, Jim Sprick Park
>2004 Pacific North West 4-Wheel Drive Association (PNW4WDA) Site 
>Work Party
>Information: 52willysm38@comcast.net
>
>PENNSYLVANIA
>
>April 21-25, Carlisle
>Spring Carlisle Swap Meet
>Information: 717/243-7855
>
>TENNESSEE
>
>April 10, Morristown
>Showin Off For A Cause
>Information: 423/921-9179
>April 15-18, Nashville
>Mustang 40th Anniversary Celebration at Nashville Speedway
>Sponsor: Mustang Club of America and Ford Motor Company 
>Information: 877/234-6779 
>
>April 16-18, Jackson
>12th Annual Bunny Run
>Sponsor: Jackson Rod & Custom
>Information: 731/427-1677
>
>April 30-May 2, Knoxville
>30th Annual National Street Rod Association Street Rod Nationals South 
>Sponsor: National Street Rod Association
>Information: 303/776-7841
>
>TEXAS
>
>April 30-May 2, Houston
>Texas Thunder Fun Ford Weekend 
>Sponsor: American Autosports Productions
>Information: 225/664-0996
>
>VIRGINIA 
>
>April 3, Cartersville
>Off-Road Racing
>Sponsor:  Old Dominion 4WD Club
>Information:  od4wdc@comcast.net
>
>April 17, Richmond
>Virginia Classic Cruisers 2004 Show
>Sponsor: Virginia Classic Cruisers
>Information: www.vaclassiccruisers.com
>
>April 24, Richmond
>19th Annual Early Bird Rod Run
>Sponsor: Virginia Street Rods, Inc. 
>Information: 804/526-4318 
>
>WASHINGTON
>
>April 24-25, Port Townsend
>4th Annual JeffCo Expo
>Sponsor: American Thunder Monster Truck 
>Information: 360/385-1013
>
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