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Originally Posted by Zeke
yes, VIN starts with SW. I don't understand why they wouldn't allow this? PA allowed it to be exempt titled this way. Why not word it for other states to do the same? It is a 1965 replica. Not sure on how I am going to sell this car titled this way. New owner will have to reconfigure the whole car just to make it street legal. Anyhow thanks again for your help.
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PA issued a VIN for a "special construction" automobile, it went through an enhanced inspection, once that paperwork was submitted, a "special construction" title was issued. At that time, any "special construction" title, whether it was for a Cobra, motorcycle, truck, etc and so forth was done without a year in that box. This was thought to be correct, but after a few years, and other states rejecting the title as invalid, PA specialty title office added the year it was originally titled as the year for the title. This is the process today, and will remain the process. So for you to want the year to be "XXXX", vs what the rules and regulations of the state are, just is not reasonable in the eyes of the law. You want to attempt to reinvent the wheel with the PA DMV, by all means, have at it. Just keep in mind, in the mean time, you'll need to have the title amended to read "2017" if you expect another state to take the title "at face value".
Bill S.
PS: PA DMV used to issue a letter explaining the process to other states, early on, those states took the letter and issued their titles per their own rules and regulations. Unfortunately, and this is from a recent transaction between a PA "specialty constructed" Cobra replica (ERA if it matters) and a sale into Tennessee, where the title had to be reissued as I stated above. In other words, Tennessee rejected the blank year, and the letter from the PA DMV explaining it, thus forcing the same as what I described above as well.