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Originally posted by KobraKarl
That is how I bought mine ,.....but I think the q, is "what is required by your government ?: certificate of origin.? inspection? engine date ?
my Cobra will be 25yrs old in a couple more.....
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In Belgium a car needs to be titeled and registered (maybe means something different than is US, I explain ..). If you buy a regular car, it doesn't need to be titled, because the manufacturers (let's say BMW) have gone through the whole process. If the buyer wants to drive the car he/she needs to register it (pay road tax) and receives a license plate for it. If I buy a new cobra and want to bring it on the road here, the manufacturer most certainly hasn't gone through the Belgian tests procedures
) that is where I would need 10K to 15K (and a second car for crash tests !!!!!!
). For new cars I have no other options .. I have to go through the tests. If the cars is older, I have 2 other options, I can register it as an "oldtimer", this means, special restrictions apply (limited miles and action radius, and can only attend events), I just need to prove the car is older than 25 years, 2nd option I just register it as regular car, then the tests are dependant on the age of the car (if let's say 1970, then the test conditions of that year apply to your car) .. so this is much easier. Basically I need a certificate of origin that states the age of the car. In belgium that is the age of the frame, not of the engine.
hmm .. I hope that more clear ?