Historical Motor Vehicle. Any vehicle manufactured more than twenty-five years prior to the current calendar year, and any other model, year and type vehicle which has unique characteristics and which is determined by the commissioner to be of historical, classic or exhibition value.

Vintage Plates. Vintage plates are the actual plates issued to the vehicle owner, or other original plates (not reproductions) issued by New York State, in the year the vehicle was manufactured. Any motor vehicle manufactured more than 25 years before the current calendar year that is used only as a collector's item or exhibition piece, and not for daily transportation, may be registered with vintage plates from the model year of the vehicle. Vintage plates are optional, and their registrations are valid for one year.

Homemade vehicle. A motor vehicle (car, truck, or motorcycle) constructed or assembled using new or used parts, and is intended for the personal use of the owner/registrant. A homemade vehicle is not the reconstruction or alteration of a motor vehicle produced by a manufacturer, and is not a vehicle constructed or assembled using new or used parts for the purpose of resale.

Replica. A full scale copy of a production motor vehicle manufactured during some previous year.