93gsxturbo
93gsxturbo UberDork
10/7/24 1:21 p.m.

But holy smokes this is cool.  Rarely have I needed something more than this.

https://carsandbids.com/auctions/3O1JGwgk/2019-ford-fusion-nascar?utm_source=pd&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=e

Only way this could have been more needed is if it was closer to the Roadkill Nascarlo

stuart in mn
stuart in mn MegaDork
10/8/24 6:34 a.m.

The Louisiana DMV must be pretty lax if they allowed that car to be titled and road legal.

z31maniac
z31maniac MegaDork
10/8/24 9:30 a.m.
stuart in mn said:

The Louisiana DMV must be pretty lax if they allowed that car to be titled and road legal.

Can't you buy alcoholic beverages in cups "to-go" lanes while driving your car in New Orleans? 

03Panther
03Panther PowerDork
10/8/24 9:40 a.m.

My first "Brew Through" was in Nags Head NC in the late '70s. 
Can't hole with there, but I'd not be surprised. 

93gsxturbo
93gsxturbo UberDork
10/8/24 12:02 p.m.
stuart in mn said:

The Louisiana DMV must be pretty lax if they allowed that car to be titled and road legal.

 

Some states are truly the wild west and its awesome.  For example, Michigan lets you get a constructed vehicle VIN for UTVs and plate them for street use.  Need DOT tires (which this rig doesnt seem to have), lights, blinkers, 4 ways, horn, glass windshield with wiper and washer, bumpers, and a functioning mechanical parking brake that doesnt use the existing braking system, and a few other small odds and ends.  The inspection is carried out by an officer of the law, if he is either a fan of what your are looking to do or a family friend, you are gonna have a pretty easy time getting a sign off.  

I always wonder a bit about how big of a loophole really exists on this stuff.  Since this already has a legit constructed vehicle title and assigned VIN (and not like the Montana "Autocycle" title loophole where Autocycle is a seemingly made up vehicle class for the purpose of bringing tax money to Montana), can I take the title and VIN and register it in another state no problem?  How different is this than registering any other kit car with a clean out of state title and assigned VIN at this point?

Would this vehicle (or buying a legally titled and plated UTV with an assigned VIN from Michigan and registering it in Wisconsin as a kit car with assigned VIN) be one of those "you can beat the rap but you won't beat the ride" scenarios where eventually you just get sick of getting your vehicle impounded and getting hauled in to court just to keep proving a point that you are technically legal because of state reciprocity - can't deny me to title and register this vehicle if you don't deny every other legal instance of an out of state title being transferred into Wisconsin for example.  

David S. Wallens
David S. Wallens Editorial Director
10/8/24 12:24 p.m.

In reply to 93gsxturbo :

Yeah, pretty surprised this is shown on non-DOT tires....

theruleslawyer
theruleslawyer Reader
10/8/24 12:40 p.m.

From what I understand some states straight up refuse to title certain types of kit cars. Usually exo skeleton type cars. I wouldn't expect a ton of issues with something that looks like a nascar.

93gsxturbo
93gsxturbo UberDork
10/8/24 2:31 p.m.
David S. Wallens said:

In reply to 93gsxturbo :

Yeah, pretty surprised this is shown on non-DOT tires....

I was expecting to see Indy Profiles, a set of those Goodyear Eagle #1s, or maybe some Hoosier Pro Street Radials with stick on yellow letters.  I guess if its a sunny day only, church and the liquor store sort of car you can run it on slicks.  

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