Got the paperwork today, stating that my 295/50R15 on the rear are street legal. It did not take any modifications to fit them.
Hallo zusammen, Wonder if the Swiss MFK would tolerante this too...probably not. Nice they let you ride these in the back. Jens
In Switzerland they want your classic car as stock as possible...you'll receive a certification called "Veteran",which comes with some nice side effects like annual tax reduction ect. but NO hotrodding your classic,including tire/ wheel combos...can be accepted but doesn't have to be. Germany is different, sometimes more open for day two modifications.
The rules are somewhat similar. You have to prove that whatever modification you do with the car is mirroring the time the car was built. For example switching to a fuel injection would result that the car would loose the historic status. Big wheels however always have been in fashion.
So the restriction is to keep the historical/classic status. Interesting. In Virginia, USA you can get historic plates which have "forever" registration meaning you don't have to pay to register it every year, but it's only based on age.
Well, in Germany all motorized vehicles have to pass an inspection every other year (commercially used vehicles sometimes every year). It is called "TÜV" and it is feared by many car owners for many different reasons. But, at least it helps, that 99% of the vehicles in operations are in a safe state.
