Collector Motor Vehicle. A motor vehicle that is less than 25 years old and which was either; originally manufactured as a restricted issue make or model, or in a sufficiently limited quantity; or at the time of qualification for designation exists in such limited numbers; either one or the other or both of the above, according to any generally recognized compilation of motor vehicle statistical information on file with, or supplied by the owner to the Motor Vehicle Commission, as may be accepted by the Chief Administrator in his or her discretion, so as to establish it as a unique commodity having a current monetary value in excess of similar make and model
vehicles with routine manufacture and distribution patterns, and, further, that is not driven in excess of the maximum mileage permitted by the terms of a valid limited use motor vehicle insurance policy issued for, and covering such vehicle, proof of which shall be supplied to the Motor Vehicle Commission at the time of application for designation as a collector vehicle, which mileage shall in no event exceed 3,000 miles per year. This term shall not include motor vehicles with elevated chassis height that are subject to inspection in accordance with N.J.A.C. 13:20-37.

Historic Motor Vehicle. Any motor vehicle which is:

(1) at least 25 years old ;
(2) owned as a collector's item and used solely for exhibition and educational purposes by the owner; and
(3) unaltered from the manufacturer's original design, except in the case of an authorized emergency vehicle, as defined in R.S.39:1-1, if an alteration was completed in order for the vehicle to operate as an emergency vehicle.

Homemade Vehicle. Any motor vehicle constructed, assembled or modified by a person other than a manufacturer.

Street Rod. A modified antique automobile manufactured before 1949 that is registered in a New Jersey street rod club which is fully affiliated with the National Street Rod Association, Inc.