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Originally posted by notfarnow
Just for kicks, I called the DMV and my insurance company to see how you register & insure something like this.
Registration actually seemed pretty straighforward, you bring in the specs (weight, # of axles, year of construction). They'll give you a temporary registration until you get a safetly inspection. However, you would need insurance to get the process going.
My insurance company said that they have two classifications for "special builds". The first is for it cars based on a production car chassis, or modified chassis. The car would be insured as the "base" vehicle. The second is for "replicas" that have a new chassis (I suppose like a 550 or Cobra replica). They insure it as "xxxx(ie cobra or Porsche) replica" with the date of construction as the year. Didn't seem too complicated.
Gears turning... dim lights flickering...
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Yeah, but again, Canada is probably much more liberal than the U.S., particularly where I am, when it comes to registering one-offs.
And my insurance company is so conservative, I bet if they were to find out I have a roll bar and a five pt. harness, they'd cancel me.
I guess the person to ask would be Jay Leno, since he drives cars like these. I bet he'd answer an email about the subject.