Another kirkham for sale on carsales

[750hp]

Originally Posted by boxhead

The car titled as a 65 will have no proof of registration before 1989 (or whatever year). this was a loop hole that a few cars got through on, but this hole has since been sewn up.

For as long as state transport departments register a car by year of manufacture, the discrepancy with 1965 registered cars can only last as long as it takes for them to run an audit on "Cobra" and "1965". Even now, it's possible that an admin person in Canberra might inadvertently issue import approval for a "1965 Cobra", allowing another one to be registered as such. I can't imagine how someone could provide any legitimate paperwork to support the application, but that's another story. Once the numbers of such a rare and valuable car grow to a point on a database, surely an audit will determine who had paid sufficient import duty and stamp duty. If the fed and state govt then identify the discrepancy, it's going to get interesting.

If you're committing the kind of money to get a Kirkham, I can't imagine you'd want to be waiting for the tap on the shoulder and the "please explain" from the government.

Any advice on the forum can only be taken in the context of the applicable state. If it takes a few bucks to sit down with an engineer who has taken WA locals through the process, it would seem like money well spent to get the info from the horses mouth.