Can anyone help me identify this truck?

CaptnC said:

no, that plate was originally for a 4x4 dodge diesel truck I had. I ran an offshore charter business for nearly 20 years as a side job. But our government ran me out of the business with senseless regulations.

That was my fishing forums handle and it stuck. Some of the crowd I run with still call me that. I doubt they know my real name!

Truck now has a "Classic Truck" plate on it that is personalized.

I'm not sure most guys who own a truck from this era even realize they are Classic Trucks. There are still a bunch of them on the road today here in Texas. I live in a rural area and see two or three everyday.

We just got back from Costa Maya Mexico and I seen one down there on the street!

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Classic Truck or Car tags here in Texas, as far as I know, are applicable to any vehicle that is 25 or older. The major difference between the classic and antique plates are that classic has no mileage restrictions and antique plates do.

Scooterwrench said:

Down here they discontinued the classic tag at 25yrs and now if your vehicle is 30yrs or older you can get an antique tag. Mine sports one of those on the rear bumper. Another perk is once it's 30 years old you don't have to pay that $200 first time registration fee.

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Well, next year my 1995 will have it's 30th birthday. But I like the looks of the "Classic Truck" tag.

I'm still waiting on the title from the guy I bought the 1971 C10 from. Be curious what I will have to pay to transfer that title.

I'm still not sure what to do with it. It's 100% original but has not been started in 10 years.

I want to turn it into a loud gasser with the solid front axle and have it stand about the same height as my 95 Z71. It's gold and white right now, I'd like to paint it flat orange. Do the interior orange and black.

I'm not planning to race it, just spin the tires without much effort. So the carburetored 350cid will stay...just put a few goodies in it!

CaptnC said:

Well, next year my 1995 will have it's 30th birthday. But I like the looks of the "Classic Truck" tag.

I'm still waiting on the title from the guy I bought the 1971 C10 from. Be curious what I will have to pay to transfer that title.

I'm still not sure what to do with it. It's 100% original but has not been started in 10 years.

I want to turn it into a loud gasser with the solid front axle and have it stand about the same height as my 95 Z71. It's gold and white right now, I'd like to paint it flat orange. Do the interior orange and black.

I'm not planning to race it, just spin the tires without much effort. So the carburetored 350cid will stay...just put a few goodies in it!

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What if any restrictions on a “Classic Tag”? I assume that’s what we have up here called “Antique Plates”.
I would never do this here. Also, once it’s registered as an Antique, it can only be registered that way going forward.

Caman96 said:

What if any restrictions on a “Classic Tag”? I assume that’s what we have up here called “Antique Plates”.
I would never do this here. Also, once it’s registered as an Antique, it can only be registered that way going forward.

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No restrictions here,drive it all you want as long as it's insured.

Caman96 said:

What if any restrictions on a “Classic Tag”? I assume that’s what we have up here called “Antique Plates”.
I would never do this here. Also, once it’s registered as an Antique, it can only be registered that way going forward.

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Yeah, as HotWheels mentions above...here in Texas we have a choice of which tag we can choose. The Antique tag is very inexpensive, but not worth the loss of using the truck.

To be honest, when I bought the truck at auction, the age of the truck wasn't even part of the decision to buy it. IMO, the 94 to 98 GMC grill is the best looking years Chevrolet ever built. Then the fact it had a full size bed with a 350cid engine.

I was looking for something I could tow stuff with. Which I don't do very often, but it sucks not having something I could tow stuff.

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I have TX antique plates on my 67 D100. There are no mileage limits, but there are usage limits. From what I recall, as long as you aren't using it commercially or driving it to work/school any other purpose could fall into one of the allowed categories.

When they first started it, a 25 year old vehicle was ancient, but nowadays they're semi-modern. It wouldn't surprise me if they change the law.

Here in Michigan it's a "historical" plate, which can either be a new plate designated as such, or a plate from the year it was made. Unfortunately, the usage restrictions are so severe that it's pointless for anything more than a garage queen in my opinion. Holidays, club meets, and the month of August. People do drive them more, but they're at risk of getting in trouble if a leo decides to pull them over and they're outside of those categories. I'd rather not get in trouble because I decided to drive my "historical" car to work on a Tuesday.

454cid said:

Here in Michigan it's a "historical" plate, which can either be a new plate designated as such, or a plate from the year it was made. Unfortunately, the usage restrictions are so severe that it's pointless for anything more than a garage queen in my opinion. Holidays, club meets, and the month of August. People do drive them more, but they're at risk of getting in trouble if a leo decides to pull them over and they're outside of those categories. I'd rather not get in trouble because I decided to drive my "historical" car to work on a Tuesday.

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Pretty much the same in MA, but the killer is, once it’s registered like that, there’s no going back.

I'm going to call the tax office on Monday to ask but what is the process of registering a truck as a classic in TX? There's not much info on the gubmint website...which is so weird...

I found a form for classic plates which I'm assuming is along the right path.

Are classics emissions exempt? With the end of annual safety inspections it sounds like they might no longer need any inspection regardless of county. Inquiring minds, mostly mine, want to know. I'm done messing with emissions testing a 30 year old truck every year.

95C1500 said:

I'm going to call the tax office on Monday to ask but what is the process of registering a truck as a classic in TX? There's not much info on the gubmint website...which is so weird...

I found a form for classic plates which I'm assuming is along the right path.

Are classics emissions exempt? With the end of annual safety inspections it sounds like they might no longer need any inspection regardless of county. Inquiring minds, mostly mine, want to know. I'm done messing with emissions testing a 30 year old truck every year.

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I know the difference between Classic and Antique plates in Texas USED to be that Antique had mileage restrictions (these were designed for vehicles that are not driven often, mainly for parades and to/from shows) and Classic did not have these. Antique plates also exempted the vehicle from inspection. We actually had them on a square body Burb that was practically yard art, but "Dad was gonna get it running again" and the city we lived in(suburb of Houston) wanted it to have a current plate.
What I was told a few years ago, when I was looking at getting Classic Truck plates for Burb once he hit 25, was that any vehicle 25 years old, or older, only required a safety inspection($6-10) and no longer required the emissions inspection. And the emissions inspection is only required in certain counties that are the big metro areas anyway, and for 24 y/o and younger vehicles. Since covid neither one of my trucks has current inspection/registration sticker (since there was a lenient period during the pandemic where they wouldn't ticket you for our of date sticker). Mom drives like an old lady anyway and we try to be extra careful and cautious when our and about. The title/DMV office is across Houston and has a tiny parking lot; we went over there once and had hell parking Burb so I know the big boy is not going to be able to fit in their lot. Also even with an appointment you're going to be there all day....so that means losing a day of work for this too.
So, yeah, post up with what you find out, since there doesn't seem to be much information available from the state....
I do know, though, that Classic plates are not supposed to be any more expensive than your regular standard registration, as long as you don't want a special number or personalized plate. That, you gots to pay more for....