[kgs365]

Call your local MAC the guys are extremely helpful....I think you will ultimately get registered and on the road but be prepared for a lot of frustrating work. As the new regs are not finished yet and you just missed oout on the April 2012 "free emissions pass" things ae in a state of flux...this is the path I took prior to April 2012

1) go to registry fill out form pay $50.00
2) go to salvage center for state police inspection and get VIN assigned...you will need paperwork for motor, trans car, etc...they check to see if any stolen parts...I believe even if you have a VIN from another state this still needs to be done
3) once you have aMassachusetts VIN back to the registry for a title and registration...in the pre April 2012 world the fields had to be specifically spelled out or the emissions except would not be tagged right
4) go to your service station for inspection...you will get rejected
5) on to the MAC center and they do a vehicle inspection emissions safety etc...then they code the VIN in the registry system for exemption
6) back to your service station for your inspection sticker

Good luck....if you could back out of the purchase I would suggest it...and by a local Mass car with the lifetime emissions exemption...

Ultimately I think you will get on the road just be prepared for a lengthy extremely frustrating process ....with folks at the registry that don't understand it themselves....I would stop in at your local MAC center and bring what ever info you got and listen to what they say they were the most helpful

kevin