Mark, in Ontario "kit cars" are exempt from provincial Drive Clean requirements. Are there any similar exemptions under the B.C. program for kit cars or hot rods or the like which your car could fit into?
What would it take for your Cobra to qualify for vintage or collector car plates?
Or you could always argue that it qualifies as a hybrid. An Anglo-American hybrid that is, in the original 1960s sense. ;-)
FROM THE
AIR CARE WEBSITE:
What vehicles are exempt from AirCare?
The following exemptions are in effect during 2012:
* 2006 and newer model year vehicles (see note below)
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Vehicles with vintage plates
* Motorcycles, snowmobiles, amphibious vehicles and ATVs
* Farm fleet and agricultural vehicles
* Motor homes with a net vehicle weight over 3500 kg.
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Vehicles with collector plates* (except new applications for collector status)
* Electric vehicles
* Hybrid vehicles
Please Note: 2005 model year vehicles will require AirCare inspection for licence renewals after December 31, 2011.
* Collector vehicles are required to pass an AirCare inspection as a one-time condition of application for collector's designation.