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shardian:
I've heard conflicting things here in WV concerning homeade trailers - which would be somewhat similar to cars. The DMV said no f'ing way, period. I have heard friends and family say you can get a State trooper to inspect a custom trailer to get it approved for a title. Maybe its not quite 'legal' with the trooper thing, but they claim it can be done.

SavannahLion:

--- Quote from: shardian on October 22, 2008, 03:08:53 pm ---I've heard conflicting things here in WV concerning homeade trailers - which would be somewhat similar to cars. The DMV said no f'ing way, period. I have heard friends and family say you can get a State trooper to inspect a custom trailer to get it approved for a title. Maybe its not quite 'legal' with the trooper thing, but they claim it can be done.

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There are a lot of homemade trailers here in CA. Most are over thirty years old, so they get grandfathered in I believe. In any case, AFAIK homemade trailers just need to meet certain criteria for safety. In today's society though, so very few people have any ability to build their own trailers so it's a wash anyways.   :dunno

RayB:

--- Quote from: mountain on October 22, 2008, 02:56:18 pm ---I can't speak for all States, but here in Ohio he would just need to apply for a title and have it inspected.
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I understand he can apply and get an inspection, but I meant more that I doubt it would pass given the home-made nature of it. He would have had to adhere to a gazillion safety and engineering regulations... (then again, maybe not?)

ChadTower:

Probably not... those regulations are on the sales of cars.  They're not on the registration.  There are so few home made vehicles that the system depends on the fact that the car originally came from a licensed dealer at some point.

SavannahLion:

--- Quote from: RayB on October 22, 2008, 07:36:44 pm ---
--- Quote from: mountain on October 22, 2008, 02:56:18 pm ---I can't speak for all States, but here in Ohio he would just need to apply for a title and have it inspected.
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I understand he can apply and get an inspection, but I meant more that I doubt it would pass given the home-made nature of it. He would have had to adhere to a gazillion safety and engineering regulations... (then again, maybe not?)
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Chadtower is correct. Most of the safety laws that are in place deal with mass produced cars. One-offs enjoy greater freedoms in design, safety and general construction. Come to think of it, I recall reading somewhere that the safety laws kick in when there are X or more cars produced. If someone produces X-1 cars, they come in under the radar.

Wasn't there a show a while back that showcased this exact sort of thing? Coffin cars, Toilet seats with wheels, La-Z-Boy motorcycles, etc? All of them street legal. I may be wrong, but I'm reasonably certain coffins and toilets don't receive crash testing.

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