[Bumpster]

JTD has the new law covered pretty well. Whatever I and others did in the past has no meaning now.

When I registered mine I found differences, sometimes large ones, between tag offices as far as what they knew about registering replicas. It usually varied with the amount of experience they had in registering replicas. It isn't something most tag offices do very often, which leads to today's problem of them not knowing much about the new law. I would guess that hardly any of them know anything about it because it was passed so recently. The questions here are from people who don't have their cars yet, so the issue is not immediate. It was wise of you to ask the question in advance of actually going to the tag office to register your new Cobra after you received it. I would advise you at this point to go to the tag office of your choice and ask if they are familiar with the new law regarding replicas and if they are not, request that they look into it because you will be trying to register one in the future. You might accomplish this with a phone call.

All I needed to register mine was the manufacturer's certificate of origin to establish a description of the car, a sales receipt to show that I paid the sales tax to the manufacturer (otherwise I would have had to pay the tax at the tag office), and proof of insurance (which, as I recall, they did not even look at). I never heard of anyone in Florida needing serial numbers for the engine, weight slips, mileage certificates, or anything like that. I understand some other states do require those things, though.

If you are buying a new SPF the dealer should be able to help you through the registration process, even if they are from Georgia. McMichael Motorsports has sold several SPF's in Florida and can surely tell you exactly what you will need to do.

Anyone needing more help should post on the Deep South Cobra Club (DSCC) forum under the "local clubs" banner at the top of this page. Most of the members of that club live in Florida. Perhaps some of them have already dealt with the new law.

Bumpster