[tommyboy]

Today, 2/25/03, I called up the Illinois Secretary of state office, Vehicle Titles Division, Phone # 217-782-6306. I talked with a woman named Vet and a man named Danny in regards to titleing a replica AC Cobra in the state of Illinois post 1/01/03. Here is what they told me. Go to your local DMV. Bring a certificate of origin for the vehicle that you would like to have titled and/or the bill of sale. You go through the normal title proceedures but under the custom vehicle heading. The DMV will then issue you a title for your custom vehicle. This custom vehicle will be exempt from Illinois State Emissions Regulations. The year of the block does not matter! I told Vet and Danny that I did not believe them because it was too easy. They said "that's the way it is now with the new law". They also said if you have any trouble with your local DMV that you should have the DMV folks contact Vet or Danny at the phone number listed above.