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In Oklahoma they used to tax vehicles according to sale value. A lightweight, fiberglass Corvette could be an easy $600 a year while my friend's 2-ton dump truck had antique plates at $20 a year. Guess which one tore up the roads.
I think they changed that system long ago, and at the time Texas taxed according to vehicle weight.
Antique and Classic plates usually have pretty restrictive use policies associated with them. Assuming you don't ignore them and risk a ticket every time you drive outside those uses.
For Oklahoma for instance:
Given the antique registered vehicle is supposed to only be used on public roads in very limited scenarios, the small cost is appropriate, regardless of the specific vehicle.
"Primarily" does a lot of heavy lifting there. Basically, it doesn't outlaw using it in other manners so it wouldn't be easily enforceable by a traffic cop. It would only really be brought forward as fraud if a prosecutor could prove you used it "primarily" for other reasons.
And thats beyond saying that driving it, on its own, is not an exhibition purpose.