Ohio Registration Question

[JWilly]

When I bought my SPF, I lived in Kentucky. With much pain and suffering, I finally got it titled and licensed there. They titled it as a “1965 Ford”. I had wanted to put a particular special license plate on my car but the clerk there did not have the requested plate available. At that point, I asked “since it is titled as a 1965 model. Can I get historic plates?” She told me yes and that it was a good idea because taxes and fees are less for historic vehicles in Kentucky. Later I moved to Ohio. I assumed that the title from Kentucky would be honored and that my title and licensing-based pain and suffering was over. WRONG!!! The key thing is that some Hi-way Patrol office has to do an inspection. That seems to take months just to arrange. Also, the clerk told me that in Ohio it will be registered as a 2007 model, not a 1965. The kicker is, I was at a cruise-in recently and I saw a replica Cobra (ffr) with Ohio historic plates. I never found the owner but the comment I got from others was “it’s who you know”. What is the deal here? Also, what are the benefits of collector plates? Can collector plates be used on replicas?