[jualwatt]

Update for everyone's benefit (in CT):

Just got back from the New Britain DMV office where I originally registered my Cobra. Walked in and explained the situation and was taken to the manager right away. It Definitely helped to have a copy of the CT statutes that stated that for the purpose of registration a composite vehicle the year of the vehicle shall be the model year which it most closely represents (I am paraphrasing, but this is close). She looked at both statutes (highlighted to make it easy) plus my original application (where 1965 had been crossed out and replaced with 2012) and disappeared for 5 minutes. When she returned she said, that yes it was their error and should be registered as a 1965.

So back to the line I went, but the clerk who originally helped me before called me over at her next available slot and took care of the paperwork immediately. I now have EA tags (Early American or "antique") to put on the car and updated registration to match.

The next issue was that the title paperwork had already been sent to Wethersfield for processing and was told I would need to talk with them directly to straighten out the issue. I called the title office and after a 30 minute wait spoke to someone. She tracked down the title paperwork, asked me a couple of questions on the new registration (there were a few pauses where she must have involved someone else), and finally told me I was all set and should see the corrected title in about two weeks.

I will say that everyone I spoke with at both DMV offices were very pleasant to deal with and very helpful. I am sure partly because I was very nice about it as well.

So there you have it, a composite vehicle in the state of Connecticut is registered as the year of the vehicle it most closely resembles.

Thank you Don for all of your help with this process and pointing out the relative DMV statutes.

Julian