Classic & Antique Car Insurance in Anaheim, CA

Public Works sweeps residential neighborhoods Monday through Thursday, on morning routes from 8 a.m. to noon or afternoon routes from noon to 4 p.m.; alleys and major streets are swept on Fridays, with tickets only where signs are posted. A car parked at the curb for a week sits through at least one sweep.

On a permit-parking street, the city issues permits only to the registered owner, and the registration has to carry the permit-eligible address. Each household is capped by bedrooms: one permit for up to two bedrooms, two for three or four, three for five or more. Recreational vehicles and trailers get none, which rules out the street for the trailer that hauls a show car. When a household has more cars than permits, the car that rarely moves is the natural one to keep off the street.

Collector applications ask where the car is kept, and whether a locked garage is a condition of coverage is each company’s own rule — so give the actual spot, not just the street address, when you quote.

The Bureau of Automotive Repair needs no Smog Check from gasoline cars of model year 1975 or older. A collector car from 1976 on still tests, but with a state Referee rather than a regular station, and the Referee checks that the car is insured as a collector car before running the abbreviated test.

Senate Bill 1392, signed on September 16, 2026, goes further. From January 1, 2028, a car at least 35 model years old, used mainly for shows, parades and exhibitions rather than as the owner’s main transportation, built before the 1981 model year and insured as a collector car with proof sent to BAR, needs no smog certificate at first registration, renewal or sale. The cutoff moves up one model year every January until it reaches pre-1986 cars in 2033, and from 2030 a car shown to cover fewer than 1,000 miles a year can qualify by mileage instead. BAR must still adopt the regulations that put it into effect.

Vehicle Code 5004 offers permanent Historical Vehicle plates for a car built after 1922, at least 25 years old and of historic interest — collected, restored and maintained by a hobbyist and driven principally for exhibitions and club events. Section 5004.1 is the alternative for a 1980-or-older car: original California plates from its model year, if DMV finds them legible and serviceable.