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5050.  The Legislature finds and declares that constructive leisure
pursuits by California citizens is most important.  This article is
intended to encourage responsible participation in the hobby of
collecting, preserving, restoring, and maintaining motor vehicles of
historic and special interest, which hobby contributes to the
enjoyment of the citizen and the preservation of California's
automotive memorabilia.



5051.  As used in this article, unless the context otherwise
requires:
   (a) "Collector" is the owner of one or more vehicles described in
Section 5004 or of one or more special interest vehicles, as defined
in this article, who collects, purchases, acquires, trades, or
disposes of such vehicle, or parts thereof, for his or her own use,
in order to preserve, restore, and maintain such vehicle for hobby or
historical purposes.
   (b) "Special interest vehicle" is a vehicle of any age which is
unaltered from the manufacturer's original specifications and,
because of its significance, such as an out-of-production vehicle, or
a model of less than 2,000 sold in California in any model year, is
being collected, preserved, restored, or maintained by a hobbyist as
a leisure pursuit.
   (c) "Parts car" is a motor vehicle which is owned by a collector
to furnish parts for restoration or maintenance of a special interest
vehicle or a vehicle described in Section 5004 or 5004.6, thus
enabling a collector to preserve, restore, and maintain a special
interest vehicle or a vehicle described in Section 5004 or 5004.6.
   (d) "Street  rod vehicle" is a motor vehicle, other than a
motorcycle, manufactured in or prior to 1948 which has been
individually modified in its body style or design, including through
the use of nonoriginal or reproduction components, and which may
include additional modifications to other components, including, but
not limited to, the engine, drive train, suspension, and brakes in a
manner that does not adversely affect its safe performance as a motor
vehicle or render it unlawful for highway use.



5052.  Except as otherwise provided by local ordinance, a collector
may maintain one or more vehicles described in Section 5051, whether
currently licensed or unlicensed, or whether operable or inoperable,
in outdoor storage on private property, if every such vehicle and
outdoor storage area is maintained in such manner as not to
constitute a health hazard and is located away from public view, or
screened from ordinary public view, by means of a suitable fence,
trees, shrubbery, opaque covering, or other appropriate means.