Street car definition

[rocketracer380]

At what point is it no longer a street car to me if u no longer can pass your states safety requirements Ie.defrost, wipers, exhaust,because no inspection meens no registration no plates no streetcar my boy runs no alternator and claims it's a street car?

[434 nova]

Racegas!!!!!!!

[rocketracer380]

I agree if u can't pull up to the pump I would say it's a race car after all what r u gonna do drive around with race fuel in your trunk but then again some stations sell 105/110 octane at the pump so I guess if u got deep pockets it can be classified as a street car but what happens when u on the road lo on fuel and it's not available?

[RDY4WAR]

I wouldn't define it by fuel. I'd say if you can pass all LEGAL requirements for your state to include working headlights, taillights, wipers, tagged, insured, etc... and can complete a 30 mile drive without stopping for fuel, overheating, etc... then you can call it a street car. If you can manage to make that happen while running M1, have at it.

[rfoll]

There are plenty of cars out there that are strictly street vehicles that won't pass any kind of scrutiny by state or Federal inspectors. My racer runs fine on pump gas, but with a 5100 rpm stall speed, it's getting hard to call it a street vehicle. It is licensed and insured.

[rocketracer380]

So i would assume that no wipers no heat for functional defrost no mufflers on slicks no nysi no plates and no alternator what kind of street is that? And last but not least they don't sell race fuel at any pump I see around hear not to mention 8" 5000 stall

[modok]

Would you rather have a streetable race car?
or a raceable street car?

[rocketracer380]

Streetable race car all day long hands down!

[mag2555]

When someone other then yourself can just get right in it without get 10 minutes worth of precautionary instructions under there belt then it's not a street car!

[Truckedup]

If my bike can out run it, it's a street car....

[Newold1]

In the age of almost off the chart stretches of a car with almost unbelievable pump gas power and incredible chassis, transmission and tire technology it is a very broad paint brush were defining "STREETCAR" with! Just look at that new off the showroom floor 800+ Dodge Demon that little kid next door can roll to his buddies hangouts with!

[rfoll]

When someone other then yourself can just get right in it without get 10 minutes worth of precautionary instructions under there belt then it's not a street car!

I guess that would eliminate my car. The full 3" exhaust makes enough heat for the coldest day at the track allowing me to remove the clutter under the hood. I took the wiper system off because they would blow past the park position around 100 mph and start running. The power steering is long gone. I took the back seat out because the roll bar made access to the it nearly impossible. The converter lets the engine drop to nearly an idle when you lift, no engine braking anymore. The latch lock style safety harness befuddles everyone. You can't open the carb to wot at 60 mph without fear of winding up in the ditch or the oncoming traffic lane, but still, It's licensed and insured.

[ptuomov]

Registered, insured, and uses pump fuel — and you want to occasionally drive it on public roads.

[Walter R. Malik]

So i would assume that no wipers no heat for functional defrost no mufflers on slicks no nysi no plates and no alternator what kind of street is that? And last but not least they don't sell race fuel at any pump I see around hear not to mention 8" 5000 stall

I can buy race gasoline from 3 different stations around here right out of the pump; if I go more than 5 miles, I am sure there will be more. The only restriction in Michigan is that it can not be pumped directly into a vehicle's gas tank. Just carry a gas-can.

If it has things missing required by the state licensing people, (whoever that is in your state), and can not pass a state inspection then it certainly is not a street vehicle .
If the vehicle has all the required stuff ... then it certainly IS classified as a street legal vehicle no matter how extreme it may be.

Laws vary from state to state so, just like people's opinion ... the definition of a street vehicle will also be very different.
If you can legally drive it to some kind of race track, it is a street vehicle.

[rfoll]

At the track where I race, (PIR), there is a car we refer to as the "holy s**t" Camaro. When he makes a pass, everyone says "holy s**t". He runs 7.8s at some absurd mph. It has a license plate.