DV and several others touched on the most important points. You must use the laws of the state you live in to title your kit car. No matter how much red tape or hoops you have to jump through. It's the only way to avoid problems down the road. My Midstates is titled the year it was built and that was Indiana law. Now my GT40 is titled as a 1966 Ford recon according to the Arizona State DMV. I specifically stated that it was a kit and it was not nor does it have any original parts on it. They stated that the process requires that the car be registered as to the year the car favors for ID purposes. The Recon on the registration tells that it is a replica/kit car under Arizona law. The bonus for me was no smog checks because it is titled under 1967. However, my Midstates has to go through emmissions every year at the cost of $24. With the Webbers it never passed. But with Edelbrock EFI it sails through.
What is really needed is an orginization similar to the National Street Rod Assoc. They have fought for many new laws that effect their hobby. They even have Street Rod license plates in many states. Until there is a group effort made to fight for us we will always be the red headed step child of the car hobbies.
I was in hopes that the newly formed NKCC (National Kit Car Club) would be the catalist that brings us all together. They are relitvely new and we will have to wait and see how they grow and what their agenda is for the members.
My apologies for the earlier rant. As I went back and reread the posts I believe the use of the word spineless is what set me off.
I judge people as individuals and not by their occupations. I hold no ill will towards you agro. I do understand about the governments being totally out of control on many issues that effect us all. The beauracracies are totally redicules and they are getting worst. I wish I had the answers for these problems.
Hersh
