The provision for emission exemption effective July 1 applies to Composite ( Comp, Compo ) only. " Appears " you have a different situation in that the make happens to be the manufacturer of the kit, Unique ?
Has the previous CT owner indicated whether the Cobta was inspected at Wethersfield as a Composite ? Or, by referring to the kit car/replica as a Unique. the Wethersfield inspection was skipped ? To the best of my knowledge, all kit cars/replicas have to be registered in CT as a Composite, other opinions ?
If you have a VIN other than CTXXXXX ( 5 numerics ), which is issued by the CT DMV , the Cobra was not registered as a Composite.
My experience with the CT VIN system for Composites dates back only to 2000, does anyone with an older registration year have any experience ?
You may want to contact the Emissions Program with the details for their determination:
CustomerSupport@ctemissions.com