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Re: 948 vs 1275 and the DMV

To: "Daryl May" <mayfam@sprynet.com>, "Christopher Palmer" <ctp@gbn.org>, <healeys@Autox.Team.Net>, <spridgets@Autox.Team.Net>, <british-cars@Autox.Team.Net>
Subject: Re: 948 vs 1275 and the DMV
From: "Larry and Sandi Miller" <millerls@msn.com>
Date: Mon, 12 Jan 1998 21:41:07 -0800
Reply-to: "Larry and Sandi Miller" <millerls@msn.com>
Sender: owner-spridgets@Autox.Team.Net
If it's a 73 or older you will not be getting it smogged in the first place.
In 2003 it becomes a 30 year rolling exemption.

Larry Miller

-----Original Message-----
From: Daryl May <mayfam@sprynet.com>
To: Christopher Palmer <ctp@gbn.org>; healeys@Autox.Team.Net
<healeys@Autox.Team.Net>; spridgets@Autox.Team.Net
<spridgets@Autox.Team.Net>; british-cars@Autox.Team.Net
<british-cars@Autox.Team.Net>
Date: Monday, January 12, 1998 9:00 PM
Subject: Re: 948 vs 1275 and the DMV


>The Calif smog checkers always check the VIN number, and never note the
>engine number (and, moreover, since it's not on the registration they have
>nothing to verify it against).  Their computers do, however, list the smog
>equipment that they should check for for that car in that model year.
>
>Things are changing rapidly in Calif smog law these days, so this may not
>be the last word.  To illustrate changing times, in recent months your smog
>test at the local garage is on-line with the DMV computer.  Fail your smog
>test at the local garage enough times, and they cannot retest you, but must
>refer you to a DMV office.  At that point, you might encounter just about
>any level of inspection.
>
>Daryl
>
>
>----------
>> From: Christopher Palmer <ctp@gbn.org>
>> To: healeys@autox.team.net; spridgets@autox.team.net;
>british-cars@autox.team.net
>> Subject: Re: 948 vs 1275 and the DMV
>> Date: Monday, January 12, 1998 1:26 PM
>>
>> I have been told (by the CA rep for Westfield, among others) that in a
>> production vehicle it goes by the car's year, and in special construction
>> (i.e. a kit car) it goes by the engine's year...the man at Westfield
>should
>> know...it's his job to get people happy with their car purchases.  This
>> also explains why Westfield buys so many pre smog engines (both 4 cyl and
>8
>> cyl) to put into their turnkey cars.
>>
>> CTP
>>
>> At 12:32 PM -0800 1/12/98, Roland Dudley wrote:
>> >> A friend tells me California DMV and hence law enforcement would frown
>on a
>> >> 1275cc engine in a Bugeye. He says smog enforcement is by engine year
>and
>> >> not body year of the vehicle. I always thought it went by vehicle year
>and
>> >> that it wasn't an issue on pre-smog vehicles. I've never seen this
>> >> discussed on the list before.
>> >>
>> >> Anyone know which is correct?
>> >>
>> >> TIA,
>> >>
>> >> Gerard
>> >>
>> >> -----------------------------------
>> >> Gerard Chateauvieux
>> >> 3D and Graphic Artist
>> >> Macromedia-
>> >> 101 Redwood Shores Parkway
>> >> Redwood City, Ca. 94065
>> >>
>> >> http://www.joesplanet.com/gerard/
>> >>
>> >> AN5, AN9
>> >> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>> >
>> >It shouldn't matter unless the engine is post '73.
>> >
>> >Roland
>>
>





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