Antique or hobby or special interest vehicle. A motor vehicle which is 25 years old or older as indicated by the model year or a motor vehicle which has been designated and manufactured to resemble an antique or historical vehicle.

“Assembled motor vehicle or motorcycle” or “kit motor vehicle or motorcycle.” Any motor vehicle or motorcycle that is:

(A) Manufactured from a manufacturer's kit or manufacturer's fabricated parts, including
replicas and original designs:

    (i) By an owner;

    (ii) At the request of the owner by a third-party manufacturer of motor vehicles or
motorcycles; and

    (iii) Such manufacturer is not manufacturing and testing in accordance with federal safety standards issued pursuant to 49 U.S.C.A. Section 30101, et seq., unless and until the United States Customs Service or the United States Department of Transportation has certified that the motor vehicle complies with such applicable federal standards;

(B) A new vehicle and consists of a prefabricated body, chassis, and drive train;

(C) Handmade and not mass produced by any manufacturer for retail sale; or

(D) Not otherwise excluded from emission requirements and is in compliance with Chapter 8 of Title 40, relating to equipment and inspection of motor vehicles.

Authentic historical Georgia license plate.

Rebuilt motor vehicle. Any motor vehicle which has been damaged and subsequently restored to an operable condition by the replacement of two or more major component parts.

Unconventional motor vehicle or motorcycle. Any motor vehicle or motorcycle that is manufactured, including, but not limited to, all-terrain vehicles, off-road vehicles, motor driven cycles, mopeds, and personal transportation vehicles, and that is not in compliance with the following:

(i) Chapter 8 of Title 40, relating to equipment and inspection of motor vehicles;

(ii) Applicable federal motor vehicle safety standards issued pursuant to 49 U.S.C.A. Section 30101, et seq., unless and until the United States Customs and Border Protection Agency or the United States Department of Transportation has certified that the motor vehicle complies with such applicable federal standards; or

(iii) Applicable federal emission standards issued pursuant to 42 U.S.C.A. Section 7401 through Section 7642, the “Clean Air Act,” as amended.

(B) Such term shall not include former military motor vehicles.

Salvage Motor Vehicle.

(A) Which has been damaged to the extent that its restoration to an operable condition would require the replacement of two or more major component parts;

(B) For which an insurance company has paid a total loss claim and the vehicle has not been repaired, regardless of the extent of damage to such vehicle or the number of major component parts required to repair such vehicle, but shall not mean or include any stolen motor vehicle which has been recovered with the public manufacturer's vehicle identification number plate intact and the vehicle:

     (i) Is undamaged;

     (ii) Has only cosmetic damage; or

     (iii) Has been damaged but only to the extent that its restoration to an operable condition will not require the replacement of two or more major component parts;

(C) Which is an imported motor vehicle which has been damaged in shipment and disclaimed by the manufacturer as a result of the damage, has never been the subject of a retail sale to a consumer, and has never been issued a certificate of title.