[fkemmerer]

Well, ERA 753 is registered, insured, inspected, and on the road! The day began with a visit from a NH State Trooper. He checked all of the paperwork including the statement of origin from ERA, all of the invoices for the kit and components, and the chassis, engine, and transmission serial numbers. After all of this, he wrote on a VIN form and provided a VIN sticker which went on the firewall above the driver's side footbox. He told me that because the car was intended to be a copy of an original Cobra, I could title it as a 1967 Shelby Cobra. Next came a trip to my town clerk. The town clerk checked with NH DMV and finally concluded that it was, in fact, OK to title the car as a 1967 Shelby Cobra. The town clerk issued a temporary title, registration, and tags. Next, we called Grundy and got insurance on the car. The final stop was my local inspection mechanic who inspected the car. I put about 25 miles on the car before I had to go back to work. We are going to take our Cobra to our local cruise night this evening. I can’t wait to drive it some more! We still have lots of fine tuning to go and I will continue to post here as we make progress on that front.

- Fred