You can always just put Vintage plates on your 72. But it has gone up from $12 one time fee to $50 one time fee good for as many years you own the car. No inspection required also. They say you are only to use car for shows and only within 150 miles from home. I ran my 1980 chevy truck from January 2005 because of exhaust leak at manifold until the clutch went last month on Virginia vintage plates went everywhere Maryland, Wext virginia, Pennslivania, drove it to work every day never got hazzled about the plates. Even though I got pulled over for speeding 3 times (speedometer did not work either). I bought some for my $300 benz becasue the floorboard on rear passenger side is shot and in virginia they will not pass it if the floorboards have any holes. I now they failed my truck beacuse of a few small holes. I do plan on getting my 280CE register on regular plates but at least I will be able to drive it until I patch the floor and workout any kinks. They change the laws on vintage cars in June of last year requiring a notorized statement car is safe to operate there is a bill in house to remove the requirement for notarization. But yes it a pain on a regular car my 2005 I still have to pay over $200 property taxes, They also raised the sales tax on new cars to 5%. Lets not forget the $25 county/city window sticker.