OK, so now I have my VIN, DMV has cashed my check, and they're ready to issue me a title. The enforcement officer who installed my VIN told me that it would be registered as a 2007 Ford, which is totally ridiculous, since we just had a new law passed to solve this problem.

Here's the law:
46.2-602.1 Titling and registration of replica vehicles.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the model year of vehicles constructed or assembled by multiple manufacturers or assemblers shall be the model year of which the vehicle is a replica.
Because of the mis-information the officer gave me, I inquired about this exact topic on DMV's Q&A web page. Brainiac DMV clerk calls me a few minutes ago, and tells me that the car must be titled as a 2007 becuse that's when it was completed.

I asked her if she had read the new law, and she hemmed and hawed a bit and tried to talk about the vintage of the components. She tried to tell me that a replica vehicle had to be made from parts that were an exact replica of a stock vehicle. That is, it had to have a replica of a '34 V8, replica '34 trans, replica '34 wheels, etc.

Unfortunately, I didn't have a copy of the law in front of me, but I told her I was not going to accept her answer, it didn't conform to the law, and I would appreciate it if she would check with a supervisor, trainer or official and call me back.

Why is that law so hard to understand?
a. Lack of training?
b. English as a third language?
c. Upper limit on DMV I.Q.s?

More to come . . . film at 11.