Zen, You are right about Dade county Ga. only they clamed to be a indenpendant state. Somehow they failed to rejoin the U.S. after the War of Northern Agression. Im not sure when this oversight (Ha) was corrected. I might be wrong here , but I think it was in the late 40s or 50s. I  worked with a Guy who said he lived in the State Of Dade(Trenton). Maybe some historian could shed some light on this. :?:

In 1992 and 1993 I ran in the "State of Dade" 5 mile run . . . If I'm not mistaken I think my T-shirts from the run said 7th and 8th "Annual State of Dade Run."  It was part of the annual "State of Dade Festival" so they would have started back in the mid-80's.  I'm pretty sure, however, that the Independant State of Dade rejoined the State of Georgia and the United States of America at the begining of one of the World Wars . . . but I don't think anyone really knew the place existed until they built the interstate.

Did a little research and from what I've found, here's the scoop on the "State of Dade:"

The "State of Dade" was always considered Dade County by the State of Georgia, but the only roads to Dade were from Alabama and Tennessee.  In the late 1850s a politician in Dade County "threatened" to have the county succeed from Georgia if Georgia didn't succeed from the Union.  That's where the term "State of Dade" began . . . but it never did officially succeed from Georgia.  Since there was no direct access to any other part of the State, in all the political and social turmoil after the end of the war, Dade was pretty much forgotten by Georgia and the rest of the country as well.

So even though it was "officially" a part of Georgia and the United States (according to Georgia and the United States), Dade did, in reality consider its self to be an independent state.  In 1939 Georgia purchased the land on the eastern edge of Dade County that became Cloudland Canyon State Park.  That's when "officially" and "reality" met.  After re-discovering the "State of Dade," Georgia built a road (GA Hwy. 143, later changed to Hwy. 136) across Lookout Mountain.  For the first time in it's history, Dade was "connected" to Georgia.

In 1945, 80 years after the end of the war, Dade passed a resolution officially rejoining the Union.

So, long story short:  "Officially" there was never a "State of Dade."  In “reality,” before the 1940s, "officially" didn't mean anything.  If you lived in Dade, you lived in an independent state.


 :-k  . . . and what this has to do with emmission testing in Hamliton County I'm not real sure . . . I guess I need to go back and read this thread from the start!   :lol:

I heard a rumor that 2001 and PRIOR diesels were exempt??? is that correct or just some of the guys at Southeast Diesel being hopeful for our old trucks and what not??

Im I correct that autos 25 years and older are considered antiques (1980-back) in Tn. ?
 Anthony, What is the usage limit and is there a squad of SVU Police
(special vehicle unit) riding around trying to catch people in this heinous crime of "To many miles" (my apology to Law & Order) ? :lol:

If it makes you feel any better, in the UK any car older than 3 years gets tested yearly for emissions, as well as general road worthiness (even a blown bulb will fail the test!).

Plus there's a yearly tax on owning a car - older cars are taxed on engine size, newer ones on emission ratings, up to 170 UKP per year.

Then there's the fuel costs... oohh the fuel costs... but I won't go into that!

I went to the test place this week to see what would happen. First, the guy looked for a place to plug up to the computer that doesn't exist (I played dumb). Then he tried to find an adapter to test the gas cap (nope). Finally he probed the tail pipe-it blew a zero CO and a 5.81 CO2 (he never said if that was good or not). Finally he gave me back my $10 and a sheet with a phone number.
I called the guy in charge of Hamilton County Emissions, who called it a "special case" and said he would call Nashville and find out what we can do. He also mentioned his '81 Westy and we talked Fuel Injection for a few minutes.
We may just have a friend at the top!

Nope.     After thinking 'bout it, I don't even think I can register it in GA.  The body was moved to a 75 chassis, and I'll bet money it's still registered under this chassis VIN.  I did know who owned the car up until about a year ago.  I've got no idea where it is now.  If I could get it registered in GA, I think you would be able to get TN to issue you a title . . . but if there is already a car registered with this VIN it could create some real problems.