How To Register A Kit Car In Texas
Your dmv or other state motor vehicle registration agency may require any of the following documents to prove your ownership.
How to register a kit car in texas. Verification of vehicle reg. Registering a car in louisiana differs depending on whether you ve brought an old car from out of state or buy a new one here. 1755 has been introduced in texas to create a titling and registration class for assembled vehicles including kit cars custom vehicles and street rods replica cars and dune buggies. A vehicle that has been permanently altered from original construction by removing adding or substituting major components. To register your vehicle in person take your registration renewal notice and proof of current liability insurance to your county tax office or an approved substation.
The state dmv defines an assembled vehicle as a car that was built from a kit new or used components and modified so that it no longer resembles its original configuration thus. Proof of a vehicle safety inspection also known as a vehicle verification. Should you find yourself with a titled car or one where the title is lost you will be dealing with all or a combination of the following california dmv forms. These types of vehicles are inspected like any passenger vehicle. Documents to register your custom built vehicle.
To see the restrictions on the use of antiques or to obtain more information on how to register your vehicle as antique visit the texas department of motor vehicles. Either way get ready to cough up money and gather paperwork. Registration receipt from the previous year. A replica vehicle may qualify for a texas custom car registration or specialty license plates provided it meets the definition of a custom ride or street rod. A completed statement of construction.
Vehicles registered as antiques are exempt from annual inspection. Vehicles registered as classic are required to have an annual safety inspection. A completed application for title or registration. Then in 2014 the texas department of motor vehicles quietly began to revoke titles for the kit cars citing texas administrative rule 217 3 which explicitly made any vehicle designed or determined by the department to be a dune buggy ineligible for title regardless of the vehicle s previous title and or registration.