Plan to order my kit this week, but want to know the registration process for the state of Florida, and if I need specific items, ie windshield wipers, etc.
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Plan to order my kit this week, but want to know the registration process for the state of Florida, and if I need specific items, ie windshield wipers, etc.
Start here, http://www.bipac.net/page.asp?conten...olbox&g=SEMAGA. And there are several pages devoted on this forum and the other for Florida. Welcome to the madness!
FFR HR #530
Race car theme, Tim Whitaker roll bar, Autometer Autolite Gauges, Satin Black, SBC 383/700R4, 8.8 rear with Cobra Brakes, 3.29 gear, Boyd Tank, QA1 springs and shocks,
My build blog: http://jacks33hotrod.blogspot.com/
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Vidal
CURRENT STATUS: Interior Rework and Bodywork.
GenII GTM #331. Delivered (23/9/10)
BUILD LOG AND WEBSITE:
http://gtmbuild.weebly.com/ .
Thanks for the web site. New here and looking at building a 33. Question: Sense I will not be using a donor car would I need to follow the rules for a replica?
I followed wallace18's advice on how to register my 33 in Florida. Made an appointment, had the car officially weighed at a truck stop, and towed it down to Ocala for them to inspect it. Got my title on the spot. Could have gotten a Florida license plate (antique, blue tag) with registration too, but opted to wait until I could hand walk my restored YOM 1933 Florida license plate through the process in Tallahassee. My title states the "Year" as "1933" and the "Make" as "FFRI". It also lists the "Primary Brand" as "REPLICA" and the "Secondary Brand" as "KIT CAR". Easy process if you have all your paperwork in order.
"If everything seems to be coming your way, you're probably in the wrong lane."
Wow, Florida seems 100 times easier than Mass![]()
Courtnie Provencher
Factory Five Tech Sales & Support
Florida is a breeze, relatively speaking. I look at what some guys go through in California or the Northeast and I am really glad to be in the Sunshine State! When the guy "inspected" my car, it wasn't even complete - no mirrors, interior, paint, etc. All he cared about was watching me install the new VIN sticker in my door jamb.
"If everything seems to be coming your way, you're probably in the wrong lane."
Update to Florida registration process as of December 2018. You will need to submit your paperwork to DMV as "Assembled from Parts".
My application for inspection was turned down and told Factory Five cars are not authorized in Florida. This is NOT true and was due to
a misunderstanding on the part of DMV. Thanks to Dave Smith (Owner/CEO Factory Five) DVM officials in Tallahassee received the proper
information about FFR. The process is straight forward. Make sure to have ALL receipts for EVERYTHING you used building your car. Follow
the procedure outlined in in VD2021's post and you will be good. Your car will be registered as "Assembled from Parts". Good Luck!
Can you provide a little more detail. I’m just back from the Osceola tax collector where they were unable to give me a FL title in exchange for my MD title. After some round about from Osceola to Tallahassee to the Orlando regional office, as near as I can figure out our cars are now considered ASPT (assembled from parts). ASPT will also be the make of the car.
When the Osceola folks enter FFR in the system as the make, they get errors. Same with Factory Five. Is it true that the make will be ASPT?
What exactly did Dave Smith clear up with Tallahassee and who was it he worked with? The person I spoke to in Tallahassee told me she couldn’t help since she is customer service.
All I want to do is title my car in Florida. It already has a MD title, so most of the Florida posts don’t help me since they are about getting the title on a newly completed car using the FFR supplied MCO. I have a MD title in hand and the Osceola team has no idea what to do other than tell me I have to go to the regional office in Orlando for an inspection.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
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