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Originally Posted by Aerkuld
Oh bu99er!
Well, possibly not . . .
My case may well be on the fence. The particular car I'm looking at is clearly a 1967 (or earlier) based on certain detail features (model year changes), but it looks as though it wasn't registered until early 1968. I have asked the seller if there is any documentation at all which could indicate the earlier production date, and whether they will share the VIN to give me a clearer idea of the date of manufacture. It's possible I could argue the case that it is clearly a 1967 model, but I don't want to get it here then find I have to do something drastic, like register it in another state.
Great advice, I'd missed that particular nuance - thank you!
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This is your best bet, IMO.^^^
If you can get confirmation of the model year, either by knowing the VIN or by title papers, that will suffice for the DMV. Note, many European countries date the model year of the vehicle by the manufacture date, not the model year nor the first registration date. Thus, a vehicle that was manufactured in, say, October of 1967 would be identified as a 1967 even though the manufacturer designated it a 1968 MY vehicle. I've seen this happen to VW's and Porsches from Europe.
In your case, it would be important to know when the car was actually built (month and year) and which month the manufacturer switched model year productions. That information, along with the VIN should make clear what model year you are considering. The hitch in all of this will be the paperwork, however. If the paperwork designates a 1968 model year (not just first ownership or registration), it may be impossible to convince the DMV bureaucracy that it is an earlier car. Perhaps going to the DMV with the VIN and a legitimate resource which shows the VIN within the year your describe will work.