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Originally Posted by thudmaster
I am now thinking of giving my brand new cobra to my sister in Texas. She can registar it then give it back to me.  |
Why not? Here's what I wrote in another thread on this very same topic:
http://www.clubcobra.com/forums/show...644#post793644
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Originally Posted by Randy Rosenberg
This is one facet, and maybe someday the DMV will "get back to" Morgester on this.
The twist is that if I build a Cobra in CA, then CA will want me to title it as SPCN and get an SB100 Sequence number, 'cause my motor is not 2007 smog compliant. So, why should I not have my cousin in Kansas or Ill or AZ title it for me in their state as a "1965 Cobra/Ford/Superformance/whatever", then sell me my car back, so I can title in CA as a "1965 Cobra/Ford/Superformance/whatever"? This way, I don't have to worry about getting one of 500 Sequence Numbers, and I'll be smog exempt forever. Sure I will have to pay taxes at the DMV - I'm not trying to avoid my tax responsibility.
Some might call this "title washing", but the paper trail is the same, as if I bought an out-of-state car...right?
How about if I just set up a small INC or LLC in Nevada or buy a vacation home, title my Cobra there as an 1965 Cobra, then transfer the title to my home on CA???
By accepting the "1965" title from another state, it opens a large number of legal ways to get around the SPCN/SB100 circus, and this is probably why the DMV has not "gotten back" to Morgester on this.
In a nutshell, this is exactly the service the TU was providing, which is why it was not uncommon to use an out-of-state titling service to acquire a "smog exempt" 1965 title for a Cobra replica.
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There is a growing list of Replica Friendly states with Replica Friendly legislation and processes/procedures. All of these were modeled and lobbied by SEMA - check them out:
http://www.semasan.com/main/main.aspx?id=61687
- Pro-Hobbyist Street Rod and Custom Vehicle Bill Introduced in Michigan; Committee Hearing Scheduled for Dec. 4
- Florida Governor Signs SEMA Street-Rod/Custom Vehicle Bill Into Law - July 2007
- Pro-Hobbyist Street Rod and Custom Vehicle Bill Introduced in New York - March 2007
- Pro-Hobbyist Street Rod and Custom Vehicle Bill Approved by Arkansas Legislature; Moves to Governor for Signature - March 2007
- Virginia Pro-Hobbyist Replica Bills Pass Legislature; Moves to Governor for Signature - February 2007
- Colorado Pro-Hobbyist Kit Car Bill Signed into Law - June 2006
- Montana Pro-Hobbyist Street Rod and Custom Vehicle Bill Signed Into Law - April 2005
- Arizona Emissions Test Exemption for Collectible Vehicles Signed Into Law by Governor - April 2005
- Rhode Island, Missouri Become Second and Third States to Enact SEMA Street Rod/Custom Vehicle Registration Bill - August 2004
- Hawaii Street Rod/Replica Bill Signed Into Law - June 2004
- Missouri Enacts SEMA Street Rod/Custom Vehicle Bill - July 2004
- Illinois Enacts SEMA Street Rod/Custom Vehicle Registration Bill - 2002