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Originally Posted by robomoto92
Checked it out already and many of the threads on this forum have been fantastic. Like all forums, I'm sure you have your mix of personalities, but most here seem to give off a very helpful vibe.
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1: Contact the special title division of the NJ DMV, PO Box 017 Trenton, NJ 08666 and request their "kit car" registration package.
2: Get to know the Ashbury Park MVC Specialty Inspection Office located at 1010 Comstock St in Asbury Park, NJ 888-486-3339 This is where you will be going to first title and inspect your new Cobra replica, used to be one in Morristown, but they got flooded out in Hurricane Sandy and never re-opened I was at one time on a first name basis with 50% of the staff there.
Both of the above are your number 1 and 2 concerns, read through the package that the special titles division (located on State St in Trenton), follow their rules and regulations to a "T", forget about old loopholes you may have read about here, or as late as 2-3 years ago, they are all closed, and the NJ DMV and state police are well aware of all the old tricks. Do not attempt to reinvent the wheel, do not bother trying to get a "historic or collector" tag, these will throw up a red flag and you will be visited by the NJ State police as they investigate. I cannot stress this paragraph enough these days.....Kit cars are exempt from the Collector Registration. IE: A kit car can no longer be registered using the "Collectors Registration" in the state of NJ.
I also recommend a pre 1976 block for your drivetrain.
3: The tri state Cobra club typically meets the first or second Sunday of the month at the Chester Diner, RT206N in Chester, NJ. Great group of people........Take the back roads through Long Valley, it's a great ride, even without a Cobra.
Hope the above is helpful.
Bill S.