Showing posts with label Combution engines. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Combution engines. Show all posts

Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Good for Collectors: The Arizona Emissions Study

Historic Vehicle Association HVA Monthly Newsletter
3/01/11
There’s a common belief among historic vehicle enthusiasts that environmentalists and regulators will continue to find ways to make it seem that we’ve made little progress in cleaning up our air and that things will only get worse unless aggressive new regulatory programs are implemented.

Can well-reasoned arguments backed up by hard data still make a positive difference where stricter emission law threaten historic vehicle ownership? Thankfully, the answer is yes.

Take the case of Arizona. In 2005, the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) conducted an exhaustive study on the impact of “collector vehicles” on carbon emissions and overall air quality. The Arizona report concluded the impact on emissions and air quality was “negligible” and, based on this information, Arizona regulators moved to exempt historic vehicle owners from emissions regulation. This exemption required the federal EPA to review and approve the Arizona findings before the exemption could take effect. In April, 2007, the federal EPA did just that. Click here for copies of the ADEQ study and the EPA approval.

While reasoned debate and compelling data doesn’t guarantee that all regulators will come to their senses and follow Arizona’s lead, it does provide a strong precedent for the future defense of historic vehicle owners elsewhere in the future.

Check out the HVA's Interactive Emissions Laws Map


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Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Not a Fan of Electric Cars? Me either. What are we going to do?

Did you ever notice what happened to Zippo Lighters? Have you seen one flipped out of pair jeans pocket, top flipped open, the striker flicked, and flame engaged, lately. Probably not and it will be the same way with the gas combustion car.

The Zippo Lighter gave way to cheap plastic throw away lighters called Bics. Who would try to repair one of those or better yet have a collection of them?

Electric cars are probably here to stay and they will likely replace the gas combustion engine someday. Who’s going to love a rusted out crinkled mess of an electric car? Who will restore it to a work of art? They will probably go the way of Bic lighters; they will become a throw away.

So what are we, Classic Car Lovers, lovers of the rumble of a 427 Big Block, the embodiment of wisdom, to do? We have to find the works of art where ever they may be. Look high, look low, and look in garages and scour the barns do not leave any behind. Take them apart, rotisserie them, rebuild the engines, re-chrome, re-paint them, and preserve them into the future.

Then maybe someday in the future our grandchild will take his son out for a ride in this:

1954 Cadillac El Dorado


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