How To Register Kit Car
Documents to register your custom built vehicle.
How to register kit car. A donor car is the easiest type to re title as long as you have a clear title to it. There are three options which may be available. A completed application for title or registration reg 343 form. To quickly navigate through each document use the find ctrl f function type the word you are searching for and hit enter. Each state s information can be viewed and printed in its entirety by clicking the state s map link.
Vehicle type approval all kit built vehicles have to get type approval. Bring your vehicle to a dmv office for verification. Most states have a replica car packet that you can pick up at your local d m v. One is a car with a current or lost title which refers to a vehicle that is an oem manufactured vehicle i e. Proof of a vehicle safety inspection also known as a vehicle verification.
The exact process for registering your kit car seems to vary depending upon which local vehicle registration office vro you go to. In fact many kit cars have no title or registration problems at all. Street rods fall into one of two broad categories. Get a current registration number you can register a kit built car motorcycle or tricycle with a current registration number. A completed statement of construction.
Depending on the state you live how the car is re titled to a replica car or re body is up to them. However the general process is the same. A completed application for title or registration. How to register your vehicle and the cost new registrations kit cars rebuilds radically altered vehicles old and classic vehicles vehicle identification numbers q plates. A vehicle verification by an authorized dmv employee.
Firstly you have to decide how you want to register the car. Ford chevy chrysler etc. Kit car registration may be the only automotive event involving government bureaucracy that is actually getting easier. The car will be re titled using the original vin vehicle identification number. Printable forms and publications necessary to register and title your vehicle.