Of course, you guys could always do what we did here in Virginia: we changed the law.
July 1st the new law takes into effect mandating that all cars built to replicate a car from a different model year only need to adhere to the laws of the year being replicated. So, for a 1966 Cobra: no inspection. We just title it, pay the taxes and drive away.
You probably have someone in your club who is friendly enough with a politician to get them to sponsor a bill. Its worth it.