[Morgester]

On the out-of-state registration issue; although DMV is required to give full faith and credit – this only applies if it was legally registered in the foreign jurisdiction.

This means that the state that it was originally registered in must recognize it as a 1965 Ford. The SEMA legislation states usually cover this. The car is described as a 1965 Replica or other related designation.

For those folks that have Arizona registrations, you are making me mighty uncomfortable. Not that I am an expert in Arizona registration law but a quick review seems to indicate that these vehicle cannot be registered as a 1965 without being untruthful about the year at the time of registration.

Just because you can fool another State doesn’t mean that California has to accept it. The key is with full disclosure will they designate your vehicle as a 65. There are only a handful of states that will do this,

I cannot say this enough – be careful because it is a mess when it goes wrong. This is one area where you have to be right the first time.