NY Registration Advice

[JCoop]

Originally Posted by Jim Kellogg

Joe,
There are (4) separate steps to go through the NYS process...
(1) apply for VIN and go through VIN inspection to get VIN sticker (by closest DMV special group - trailer vehicle to their location)
(2) apply for custom vehicle registration through DMV/Albany (this involves completing paperwork with DOT numbers for lights/tires and other vehicle equipment)
(3) NYS safety inspection at your local inspection station
(4) actual registration of vehicle at your local DMV with above paperwork and sales tax receipts

NY recommends doing the steps in the above order on their paperwork packet for custom vehicles, but you can probably save time by completing steps 1 and 2 at the same time.

hope this helps,
Jim Kellogg
Elmira, NY

Update: Jim is absolutely right here. There is no going about it any other way. I called Technical Services to confirm that they had indeed received the fax that the examination station guys said they sent, and they do. When I asked about my VS103 (approval form) however, the man said I was going about it arse backwards. He is going to send me a "kit" but not to worry about the 272-1 as I had already done that; and also told me that there is a mistake on my paper, that my car cannot be registered as a 1966 Custom. It will probably be a 2001 Custom but retain the newly-assigned VIN#. I have to fill out the form that asks for all the equipment information, take 4 pics of the car, etc, and resubmit all that to them before I get that final VS103 that I need to re-register the car. When I told him I had affidavits with all this information that I could send him right away, he said "We need this FORM filled out..."

Figures.