Good day today. VIN examiner came out and issued an Alberta VIN plate for the 7. Info needed was the donor car ser# and engine ser# match. Very painless. He also took pics of the Super 7 and the Chevette carcass for the record, these will be married together for the life of the car. The car is legally now a (year)2012 (make)Ubuilt (model)Replica of a 1960 Lotus Super 7 (color) Silver (vehicle style)Roadster
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Then he looks at me and says "I strongly recommend you get insurance on this car TODAY, whats it worth to you?" I said $10G. He says "Too low, but get a min $10G for now" So I scan all my new documents and email them to the insurance company and now I have an insurance binder for $10G.
Took all my new paperwork to the local Vehicle Registry and I now have a Request For Vehicle Inspection form for my local shop to come and do an out of province inspection on the 2012 - Ubuilt - Replica Super 7(shortened from the above model description due to type spacing) - Sportcar(registry doesn't list Roadster). This should take place later next week.
Contacted the vehicle appraiser and set up this coming Monday for an appraisal. Be interesting what he says it's worth.
I think the magic word in all of this is "replica". This excerpt of "replica" taken from Wikipedia ""A replica is a copy closely resembling the original concerning its shape and appearance"". As far as I can tell the 1960's Super 7s didn't have any front or rear bumpers or center high brake light.