Ohio: Title as a 66?

[Double Venom]

jwilly,
In Ohio years ago you could get away with that. Now the OSP is going back through every title in the State and are cross referencing title to car. Much of the same thing was done in California where the improperly registered cars were impounded and I believe some owners where even arrested. Thusly they in turn came up with the infamous HB SB-100.

The good news is a Bill is going through the House (In Ohio) as we speak, it is intended for 'all' Self Assembled vehicles, Street Rods to Cobras, when and IF it passes and we think it will, then all types of customs will be titled as what they represent, regardless of frame, drivetrain. In simple terms, If it looks like a Duck, IT's A DUCK!

Hopefully passage will come in the Spring of '10. BUT for now it is best to leave well enough alone.

DV
Edit/Exclamation: How are 'they' going to go through every title?

Questions and a very basic answer, 'they' will simply use L.E.A.D.S., (Law Enforcement Automated Data System) The operator tells the computer what the parameters are, I.E.; Every vehicle in OHIO registered as a '34 Ford, '40 Willy's, and of course a '65 Ford.
Then the computer automatically compares all VIN numbers and any not coming back to a matched original OEM car will then be visually inspected.

Since I had retired just as this whole thing was to be implemented I'm sure a lot of it has changed.