[WarrenG]

I put down my deposit in September 2005, received a chassis number in November or December. My engine was completed in Jan 2006. Car went to paint in May 2006. Arrived back at ERA first week of August 2006. Got insurance for it last week of February 2007 and tags 1st week of March 2007. The car arrived the second week of March 2007 and was on the road the day I received it.

Definately go up to ERA when Peter says it is almost ready to ship. The best time to catch any misunderstandings is before it goes on the truck! I went up two weeks prior to the scheduled ship date and found out that Peter and I had had a misunderstanding about the dash/instrument configuration that I wanted. Much easier to rectify at that point than it would have been two weeks later. Also didn't cause a delay in shipment that way.

Some states will give you temp tags so that you can drive it to any required inspections, others require you to trailer it to the DMV so they can inspect it first. Check with some who have already been thru the process in your area.

Also not all DMV offices within a state are well versed in how to register these cars. Also check with local owners to find out if any particular office is better than the others.