HMN vintage photo of the day. I would say a sight I remember well, but it is not just a memory as we still get to do this. Emissions inspections for tag renewals. What's curious is that pre 1975 cars have always been exempt as they can't pas - no catalytic converter. So I have no idea why that 1971-72 Olds Cutlass on the far left is there. https://www.hemmings.com/blog/2017/12/28/nashville-tennessee-1985/?refer=news#comments-block
Very interesting. I've never had to go through an emissions inspection. I can't be certain, but it looks like there are a number of pre 75 vehicles in that line.
Yeah, luckily only my Magnum has to go through emissions testing every second year, though I won't need to worry about that for much longer.
In the early days, cars still had maximum tailpipe emissions. When Washington first began testing, it started at 1968 MY, then when a large number of those cars finally left the roads, about ten years or perhaps a little more, the state changed the way cars were tested, ending testing for cars that were past 25 years old.
I’ll get even more specific. That looks like bransford ave. In berry hill!that station has upgraded to 4 bays. Here’s an interesting tid bit. I believe those Marta stations are privately owned and operated. I always thought it was a government facility
It's 1985 so why is the picture in black and white? Is this to make young people think it's a really really long time ago? I seem to remember Kodak and Fuji films being in colour then.
At 12 years the electronics are starting to act up so come spring fix the current batch of issues then sell. As for a replacement DD that's the job for the 81 Mercedes I fixed up over the summer.
Well that's a bummer. But I have had the feeling that this type of thing would become the norm for most modern vehicles. All of the cool wiz bang gadgets start to fail. At least you have a cool older car waiting in the wings.
Here in the middle of Illinois I've only had one vehicle tested the first and only year it became law. It was a new 1975 Ford 1/2 ton pick up. I forgot the engine size. Went straight to the testing gas station from the dealership. Something like maybe 10 miles on the odometer. The truck failed. One new head light out.
That's how the government does it here in Ontario, odd year vehicles go on an even year and vice versa.
Most states, it's every two years. One reason they've given is that there's no huge bunch of cars every time you turn around. The other is that some states give a 'waiver' if there's a fairly serious problem; two years gives you time to take care of the problem, although most don't even bother with it.
