Antique Automobile. A motor vehicle that meets all of the following conditions:

(1) It is registered with the Division of Motor Vehicles and has an historic vehicle special license plate under G.S. 20-79.4.

(2) It is maintained primarily for use in exhibitions, club activities, parades, and other public interest functions.

(3) It is used only occasionally for other purposes.

(4) It is owned by an individual, or owned directly or indirectly through one or more pass-through entities, by an individual.

(5) It is used by the owner for a purpose other than the production of income and is not used in connection with a business.

Reconstructed Vehicle. A motor vehicle of a type required to be registered hereunder that has been materially altered from original construction due to removal, addition or substitution of new or used essential parts; and includes glider kits and custom assembled vehicles.

Specially Constructed Vehicles. Motor vehicles required to be registered under this Chapter and that fit within one of the following categories:

    a. Replica vehicle. A vehicle, excluding motorcycles, that when assembled replicates an earlier year, make, and model vehicle.

    b. Street rod vehicle. A vehicle, excluding motorcycles, manufactured prior to 1949 that has been materially altered or has a body constructed from nonoriginal materials.

    c. Custom-built vehicle. A vehicle, including motorcycles, reconstructed or assembled by a nonmanufacturer from new or used parts that has an exterior that does not replicate or resemble any other manufactured vehicle. This category also includes any motorcycle that was originally sold unassembled and manufactured from a kit or that has been materially altered or that has a body constructed from nonoriginal materials.