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Originally posted by cobralee
"...I'm not sure what the SB100 is, but it sounds as though if this car is already registered with a '65 registration, the actual registration belonged to maybe a '65 Ford and not a Cobra or replica. If thats the case, you should be able to take the registration right to DMV (I recommend Triple A) and they should just transfer the papework to a California title. If this doesn't work, I would register the car in another state, then attempt to transfer it to California again. I say that because the last thing you want to do is attempt to register it as a replica or kit car.
Again, I think if its already registered as a '65, it's probably a legitimate registration that just needs to be transferred.
Good Luck.
Ron
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If the car was made in 1965, then yes, it's a legitimate registration. However, I'm fairly certain that FFR started selling kits in 1994, not 1965. Which means that the year is WAY wrong on the car. Red flag.
Registering a replica car at AAA is not always a way to go. In fact, cars that qualify for SB100 cannot be registered at AAA. AAA is the very last place you should ever go to register a kit car; the people there do not have access to all of the DMV information (including the internal memos specifically related to kit cars). If you are planning on registering a kit car, take the time to do it right. Registering a kit car at AAA, and doing wrong, will raise a red flag.
ANd -
oh my God! DO NOT TAKE YOUR CAR, REGISTER IT IN ANOTHER STATE AND THEN ATTEMPT TO BRING IT BACK IN. That is absolutely the stupidest thing you could do. Period.
If you attempt to circumvent the DMV - who is only interested in their money in the first place - you can look forward to three things: fines, imprisonment, and the impounding of your vehicle.
The paperwork you
sign clearly says "under penalty of perjury." It is a FEDERAL OFFENSE to take a VIN number from another vehicle and use it. If you put a 1965 VIN number on your car, and your car is NOT that vehicle, your car will be impounded for at least six months, at $74 a day. And if you registered that car with that VIN number (under penalty of perjury) you could do time at a federal facility, as well as pay a huge fine.
You will lose your car. Do not take the above advice. You could go to jail. Do not do anything to raise red flags.
Register your car properly, pay the fees, and enjoy your car.
Your pal,
Meat.