[Jack21]

The Falken 451's ran me $113 apiece for the 235's, and $132 apiece for the 275's. They are "Z" rated. This was last August, and Falken was having a sale. Got them from vulcantire.com, a little on-line tire store in Scranton, PA. The German track test write ups I got directly from Falken tech support in California.

Used to be, the procedure for dealing with DMV was to have two engines. Guys would buy an old, beat up, but running Ford sedan, or wagon, with a 289 or 390 in it. Install the beater, but correct year engine in the Cobra, get it through DMV, then put the engine back in the beater and sell it. Then put the engine of choice in the Cobra. Swapping wheels & tires for whatever reason DMV wants is a lot easier than swapping engines. I used to have a shelf full of parts I would install on a car once a year for my pilgrimage to the inspection station, then take the parts back off the car the minute I got it home to sit until next year. Yeah, it was a hassle, but it was my car and I liked the way it ran with parts of my choosing. We "played the game", as it were.

$25 for a '66 Georgia title, eh? Think we ought to send everyone from California, Connecticut, New York, and New Jersey down your way. Virginia was no cakewalk either. Yet, some of our club guys just sail on through. Depends on what color socks these bureaucrats put on the day we begin the process.