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Wise words by jhv48 above. Much as we would like to, we cannot expect to have our cars classified and treated the same as FACTORY BUILT classic cars. And Killer, if you think kit car drivers can muster a powerful lobby, think for a minute about the lobbying power of the insurance industry if we push and they decide to push back. Close scrutiny of our hobby will reveal exactly what was described above. If the insurance companies got motivated, they (or any other credible, relevant institution) could initiate the kind of scrutiny and regulation of us and our cars that could shut the replica/kit car industry down for good. It is an amazing bit of luck that, given the extent of the big brotherism and litigation-happiness in today's society, we are even allowed to build and drive these things on public roads. I enjoy a good, worthwhile battle as much as anybody else, but as someone rightly stated above, consider carefully the potential outcome before you start poking that sleeping bear.