Arizona scratch built registration and licensing

[Sven]

I know a lot of you start with rusty tin which probably comes with some kind of title, but how does getting a car registered and licensed work when one starts from scratch, say with rails and a homemade body, and without a title? I have a late model motor that in it's original guise is liable for emmissions but my finished car is representative of something that hit the streets before emmissions were required.

So, does anyone know what the rules are? Can I register it as the year the original car hit the street or would it need to be registered as a '04 and subject to emmssions and inspections and suchlike?

Thanks ... the MVD website is very light on any kind of information like this.

-Sven

[nekroman]

I know in MN if you register a car like that, it will be registered as the car that it most resembles, i.e. a fiberglass 23 t bucket will say 1923-ford-modelt on the title.

[metalshapes]

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it will be registered as the car that it most resembles

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I'm pretty sure its that way here too.

[GreggAz]

coming from the guy who helped write the Az code (olmstead)... (not quite a quotd, but the same idea)
the car can be titled as the year and make of the car so long as it can be visually identified as that car....

if your 34 ford looks like a 55 desoto you have to title it as a 55 desoto...
apperently the coast to coast cars resemble a 39 ford and can be titled as one...

what ya building?

[Boones]

this is a timely post as I may have the opportunity to move to AZ in a few months and with me having a 29 sedan body with no frame or title I was wondering what I was going to be up against... I can get one here but it takes several months (as in 4 or 5)

[Sven]

Thanks. I was hoping that was the answer, it'll make everything a whole lot simpler for me.

I am building a car that resembles an early 1960's Lotus 7, but it'll be using reasonably late model components and the performance should be eye popping. Doesn't really qualify as a jalopy, but it is/will be about 50% scratch built.

Image attached for those of you who may not be familiar with a Lotus 7.

-Sven

[Roadsters.com]

It's neat to have someone on the HAMB who has a Super Seven.

Make sure you show it to us when it's all done. I've never seen a primered Lotus with red wheels.

Dave
http://www.roadsters.com/

[Sven]

Thanks. I'll send periodic updates but they won't be as cool as 60's Styles post of course. I'll learn a lot from this and have something reasonably unusual to drive when I work on project #2!

It is a roadster! http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif

-Sven