[Russ Dickey]

Here's a response from one of our MACC members, which I received via email:

The registration, title, taxes, and insurance is relative painless in Kansas. Yes, you do have to register it in the year on the certificate of origin for the replica and pay the back taxes (as I had to) since I did not finish it the year of the certificate. The good part is as follows:

First step is to go the the Highway Patrol Dept. in Olathe, with the car, and get the certificate of origin verified to the serial number on your car plus like $10.00 fee. Serial number plate must be steel pop riveted. This is all they care about. No testing of anything like lights, horn, brakes, etc.

Second step is to obtain proof of insurance for the Motor Vehicle Dept. I have mine through State Farm which is very reasonable. You have to have a great driving record, limit the driving of your cobra to 2000 miles or less a year, be an old fart, but I pay like $96.00 every 6 months for $30,000 replacement coverage.

Last step is to take the above information to the Motor Vehicle Dept. (I go to Mission) and present the above info and your receipts from the manufacture. Here is where you have to smarten up. Present the basic receipts of like body, frame, suspension components, steering wheel, engine, and the taxes will be based on that amount. Don't go in there with $35,000 dollars with of receipts. They could care less just as long as each receipt is like page 1 of 1. If it says page 1 of 3 they will request pages 2 and 3!. At a minimum you have to have the Body, Frame, and engine receipt.

Hope this helps and yes Kansas has an issue with a Missouri car in the driveway / garage of a Kansas resident. I know as I work in Missouri and live in Kansas and DID have a Missouri licensed lease car in my driveway. It now has Kansas plates...

Larry T