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Here's one for the history books.
I built CSX 4027 and got it titled and registered in Florida with classic plates and a 1965 title. I kept it that way for a year. Then I transferred it to my New York address and registered it there under the classic rules with a 1965 Worlds Fair plate. In 2001, I sold the car to a guy in Virginia. He registered it with a 1965 Virgina Titlle. He kept it for a couple of years then sold it to another guy in Virginia. So now it went from Virginia to Virginia. He initially got a 1965 title.
But wait, there's more.
He gets a call last year from motor vehicle that they have to inspect his car because apparently Shelby Las Vegas has alerted nationwide motor vehicles to look out for bogus kit cars that have the Shelby name. They go to inspect all the documents and state that it is a shelby but, he must surrender his title for a 1997 Shelby title. The owner flies Ken Eber from SAAC to meet with motor vehicle to have them understand the car better but the still won't give hime back the 1965 title that even other non Shelby kit cars have in Virginia.
So a car that was born with a 65 Florida title then transferred to a 65 New York Title then transferred to a 65 Virginia title and then again to a 65 Virginia title is now titled by Virginia as a 97.
Who screwed up what?
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Steve;
Nothing personal here, I'm just going to act like I'm with the DMV in Virginia or any state for that matter and came across the paper work on 4027........giving another point of view.....
Your in/from NY, built a "component car" in 1997 , then got a title/registration from the great state of Florida as a 1965???? then a year later had in transferred to your NY address??? and then in 2001 sold it to a guy in Virginia,who then sold it to another guy in Virginia, well, if that guy walks into "my" DMV office and I'm a good state employee, I would certainly question ALL OF THE ABOVE.......a Florida title/registration for a car built by a guy in NY would certainly raise red flags, do you remember the "Titles Unlimited" fiasco????????
Every state has different rules/regs regarding kit/component cars and they DO NOT have to honor another states rules/regs regarding the same, especially when the whole deal smells a little,o-k , a lot fishy!!!!!!!!!!!
I can understand the Virginia DMV stance on the matter, 4027 in actually a 1997 auto, the year it was manufactered/built, not a 1965 auto, it did however get by a number of years and now it's been caught, so now someone has to pay the piper!!!!!!!!!!! looks like the present owner!!!!!!!!!
Again, nothing personal here, just looking at the situation from the other side of the fence.....BTW: care to share with us your reason for the Florida title/registration vs. one from New York?????
David