[Ron Going]

I'm new to the NW Cobra Club, but did see a thread about how to register a newly completed Cobra Kit. I just finished an ERA 289 FIA and got the State Inspection/ Licensing completed. For anyone who is about to do this, I'll pass on a lesson learned. The DOL has two options when you license your car. They can license it as a "kit car" or they can license it as "replica". If they do it as a kit car, it will be licensed by the year it was built (i.e. a new car). If they license it as a replica, it can be licensed by the year it is replicating. I registered my FIA as a 1966....therefore no smog worries. The registration will be as a "RCOBRA" with a vin number from the kit MSO or the ID stamped on the frame. If your local DOL will not do this, go to a different office. I know this can be done, I just did it in Tacoma. I would be happy to pass on more details if you want to email me. Good luck.....will see you all this year sometime at a Cobra function.