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Originally posted by mrmustang
Bern,
Since the car is already titled as a "1979", believe it or not, you are eligable for the QQ registration, as the car is now 25 years old (go figure). Swap the title to NJ, then call Trenton, ask for the special plates division, and have them send you the "historic" plates package....Simple as that......Or if you do not want to wait the 3-6 weeks for your plates, take a day off and drive down to the Special Plates division on State street in Trenton, bring a set of photographs of your car (front and side shot will do), a copy of your new insurance card for that car, and your good to go, they will hand you a temporary registration card, and your plates on the spot..............
Bill S.
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Bill:
Bingo.....Everything you said is exactly what i was led to believe, (in my case) BECAUSE it was titled as a 79. Yesterday I received an application for Historic Registration from the state and it was unsolicited by me. Imagine that. Unfortunately, I have a different issue, thats unique to my case. The seller put a (?) mark in the odometer reading line on the title (I wasn't present at the off-shore transfer, which was done in a lawyers office) and the NJ DMV folks freaked out. They were telling me i was going to have to have him re-title the car and start over with a new title and true odometer reading. No mistakes, erasures or changes in a NJ title exchange are accepted. It takes 45 days to get the new title but i have an I.D. number receipt showing the title's in process and I paid the tax. If i can pull it off next week i will use the I.D. number to get the plates before the clerks in Trenton realize that the Title has been compromised. Once I have the plates in my greasy palms, I'll be more patient to deal with the re-titling procedure. Otherwise I won't be able to legally drive this thing untill the first snow, by the time they finish with the bureaucratic procedures. However, I did NOT know there was a mileage usage limit on a QQ registration. That caught me off guard. Fortunately, their not digital speedos. BTW: Do I still have to have a vehicle inspection of some form and if so, where is it done??? Will let you know how this side-show works out when all is said and done. Thanks for the help.
On a sidenote: Hagerty; Heacock and Aon all dropped Cobra coverage as of this year. They'll insure an 800HP Tub or a blown Vette. Go figure.. The only thing i can think of is the gas holes must have set some precedent for the newbies coming in to Cobra ownership. Somebody melting asphalt on Route 10?
Bern