[geitir]

In many states in the US if your car lives long enough you get rewarded with exemption from emissions requirements!

[jancsika]

Reworded slightly:

If you're poor enough, the US government won't punish you for relying on an older car.

[hedora]

No: If you're rich enough to restore a car that you bought from someone that was poor enough to still be driving it with stock components, then the US won't punish you.

[graywh]

but you may be restricted to driving only on weekends and holidays