texas title issues revisited

[G-Pete]

Kevin, I'm pretty stunned. I called them and sure they have an A1-A8 master on staff. The boss said - leave it here for a couple of hours, make sure everything works and we will do it ------ for $14.95

This is a 20 point inspection plus brake test. The technician signs that paper ....."I have inspected the vehicle listed, and certify it is structurally stable and meets the necessary conditions to operate safely on the public highway"....

wow, and they can and will do it for $14.95

[Grey 65]

Originally Posted by G-Pete

Kevin, I'm pretty stunned. I called them and sure they have an A1-A8 master on staff. The boss said - leave it here for a couple of hours, make sure everything works and we will do it ------ for $14.95

This is a 20 point inspection plus brake test. The technician signs that paper ....."I have inspected the vehicle listed, and certify it is structurally stable and meets the necessary conditions to operate safely on the public highway"....

wow, and they can and will do it for $14.95

Oh yes... They did mine this morning.... I made sure they actually did it for that price before I posted it....

You gotta learn to trust me.. I told you that Germany was going to win the WC and they did didn't I......

Kevin.....

[G-Pete]

So they filled out the VTR-852 (Rev 2/14) and gave you a copy of the current certifications A1 thru A8 of the ASE Master Technician?

Hey wait a minute, I thought your car is already titled in Texas?

[Grey 65]

Originally Posted by G-Pete

So they filled out the VTR-852 (Rev 2/14) and gave you a copy of the current certifications A1 thru A8 of the ASE Master Technician?

Hey wait a minute, I thought your car is already titled in Texas?

Yes, VTR-852 (Rev 2/14) all filled out and signed by the tech along with 2 copies of the techs certs....

Yes, it was already titled in Texas but there was an error on my title that I didn't catch when I had it titled originally and my local DMV wouldn't fix the error without all new paperwork...

Monday I will go to DMV after work to file for a corrected title now that I have all the paperwork the lady said I needed to have to get them to fix THEIR error.

Kevin.....

[Howard Jones]

I am just about to finish a Race Car Replicas SLC. I currently live in California but bought a little land in Texas and plan to build a house there just out of the city limits of New Braunfels.

My question is would it be better for me to wait until I am living in Texas to register my SLC or do it here in Calif, then transfer registration to Texas.

It's not the money I am most concerned about but the difficulty. I know how to do a kit car in Calif as I also have a GTD GT40 and did that here under CA SB100 several years ago.

Should I just do a SB 100 again here for my SLC and transfer when I move to Texas? Can a specially constructed vehicle legally registered in Cal be re-registered as a similar type of vehicle in Texas and keep the favorable Smog requirement rule. I currently do not do smog inspections ever on my GT40 and no specifications are made for it under SB100 here in CA.

I should add that I have a SBC (sorry Ford guys) with a Holley and a roller cam in the car and I am SURE it won't pass any smog inspection standard. This would be fine here in Calif.

What do you TX guys think.

[SSSammy]

Howard, my opinion only, on your SLC ...

TX, as a default, will go by whatever the CA title says it is. I believe you never lose your SB100 certification, if anyone ever wants to take it back there. When it is being titled in TX you will also want to register it for "Custom Vehicle" plates. This involves the prior action of getting an ASE Master Technician to execute TX form VTR-852 (ASE Safety Inspection and Application for Custom Vehicle or Street Rod License Plates). And your insurance card must reflect that you are a replica of some vintage car. Then you will never need another inspection.

If you want to wait till you move to start the process, you can do that. See the adjacent thread (Texas ASVE Title ...) for the checklist. It takes some preparation. You will be titled as "2015 Assembled Vehicle, Replica: 1968 Ferrari - or whatever" you will owe no 6.25% TX sales tax on the purchase. You will have to figure out what you are a replica of, I think. Pick something similar that existed back when

Good luck!
Sam

[Howard Jones]

I think that is perfect for my GT40 replica. It was done under SB100 several years ago and in currently on the road here.

But..........my SLC isn't a replica of anything really. Certainly not a old car from the pre smog days like my GT40 or Cobras. And that is really my question. What to do with a modern design kit car like a GTM for example with a old school engine in it that will never pass any smog rules.

I have been told that my new TX County is a "good" one for this issue but if I might talk to somebody in the kit car community in TX maybe I could figure out what to do.

Again, I am after the legal easiest way to go. Not necessarily the least expensive. I have no desire to spend my hard earned bucks on taxes if its not necessary but what ever it takes to get it done legally and with a little bureaucracy as possible is what I am after.

[SSSammy]

I share your concern about the SLC not being a replica. I think you should download the ASSEMBLED AND REBUILT VEHICLE MANUAL and read Chapters 2 and 4 very carefully. On the face of it, they make allowance for assembled vehicles that do not represent an actual make. But the fish hook is: unless you register (separate step from title) as a "Custom Vehicle" you will have to get a 2015 compliant safety and emissions inspection annually. That's why I suggested that you just pick something.

The definition from the manual of a "Custom Vehicle":

A custom vehicle is a vehicle that:
• is at least 25 years old and of a model year after 1948; or
• manufactured to resemble a vehicle that is at least 25 years old and of a model year after 1948, that has been altered from the manufacturer's original design, or has a body constructed from materials not original to the vehicle.

I suspect you may be the first SLC or GTM to come along since all these regs were published in 2014.

Sam