CT HB 5164 & 5405 Update

[jualwatt]

When I registered I filled the paperwork out as a 1965 Composite which was consistent with all the DMV inspection and VIN paperwork from Weathersfield. I was looking to register as EA status with antique plates. The Clerk at the DMV (New Britain) insisted it be changed as it had to match the VIN assignment date, which I questioned. This prompted her to get the supervisor involved who confirmed that the VIN assignment date was to be used.

When I mentioned earlier that a vehicle coming from another state that was previously registered as a 1965 would be re-registered as the CT VIN assignment date, It was the DMV clerk who told this to me.

[Don]

jualwatt:

The following was provided by a contact at the 4C's. If you PM me your e-mail address. I can forward the entire reply. In the past, some have mentioned they bring with them the actual sections of the Bill ( Public Act ) as documentation for the DMV to register the Cobra as a 1966. Do not know what the success is in having the Model Year changed after the registration has been issued. But if you do attempt a Model Year change, having registered the Cobra after the Bill was passed ( 2009 ) might hopefully be in your favor.

" Public Act 2009-0187 (2009 Senate Bill 1081) made the changes that should allow a composite vehicle be registered as the model year it most closely resembles "