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First of all, to me, a kit car is one that comes in various boxes and parts and you build it....a replica is a manufactured vehicle that very closely resembles a vehicle that was previously manufactured. Is a Kirkham, Superperformance or a CSX a kit car??? Hell no, they are manufactured vehicles built in a factory and sold as a particular car,truck, etc..This is a stretch but, an AMF model car that comes in a box IS a "kit" whereas a die-cast model is NOT. I suppose there is a close line but when you buy a car built or almost complete I would not consider it a kit. Compare to purchasing a new Peterbuilt...you buy it and then decide what engine, transmission, ect. you want....That's no kit. Is a "Bucket T" a kit? Back to the registration issue, like most of us can agree, it really depends on the state. In Arkansas we did away with inspections several years ago so that makes things a little easier. When I registered mine, it had an Arizona VIN assigned to it however, it also had the original BDR VIN stamped in the frame. Even though it was manufactured in 2004, AR still respected it as a REPLICA and registered it as a 1965 Cobra. I suppose they could have registered it as a 2004 Backdraft Racing Cobra and it would not have made any difference to me. That's just how we do it here.