It also rasies the question about those cars that had no smog equipment. The
68-70 cars can be fitted with smog devices if they had been removed, but my
67 and my 64 don't have that capability. One of the guys here in my office
said that the DMV can make exceptions as long as the car has the original
configuration (i.e engine and frame) and has not been upgraded. This doesn't
help the people that did engine swaps however.
If the car was legally imported to California in the 60s and has no
capability to support smog equipment, how can it now be deemed "illegal"?
I also tried calling the resource board and got double talk. These people
either don't know or don't care. I wonder if they will feel the same way
when I vote them out of office!
Andrew Murphy
SoCalROC
From: Stan Chernoff <az589@lafn.org>
To: "Andrew Murphy" <solex67@hotmail.com>, datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Owning a roadster in California may become illegal
Date: Tue, 04 Mar 2003 12:30:06 -0800
If the truth be known they, the do gooders and tax raisers, are trying to
get all older cars off of the road. They have been picking on the mid
'80's cars for some time by mandating "test only" stations for testing. I
called the Bureau and talked to someone named Yolanda (She refused to give
me a last name or a way to identify her) and she told me to expect the same
treatment for all cars older than 1992. Since this was twice in a row I
told her that my last test showed compliance by a large margin. I asked
for something in writing that authorized the test only not to be random and
she gave me some double talk and said that she would mail the legalistic
stuff that I wouldn't understand. She mailed something from 1998 that
didn't say anything. Any lawyers out there to help?
There are two likely reasons for the proposed legislation.
1. The automotive repair lobby has lined the pockets of the politicians
and are being rewarded with tools to line their own pockets at the
expense of car enthusiasts.
2. By getting old cars off of the road people will buy newer ones that
generate higher license fees and taxes for the state.
The first emission controls required in California were started in 1966
(less than 45 years ago). I was there. That is why they never imposed
testing on 1965 and older cars before.
Send your messages to your reps, senators and gov red Davis.
Stan
=======
At 08:37 AM 3/4/03 -0800, Andrew Murphy wrote:
>Hello List,
>
>I'd like to remind the California roadster owners that current legislation
>in our State Government would roll back the smog exemption from 1974 to
>1960. This would mean all roadsters (with the exception of Edgar
Gonzalez's
>1960 SPL212 would immediately require smog certification. This is an
obvious
>money making ploy due to California's budget crisis.
>
>I urge everyone to write their state representatives imemdiately and
oppose
>this bill. You can find your representatives on the state website
www.ca.gov
>.
>
>I also urge you to contact other 60's car clubs about this. Think of all
the
>Chevelles, Ford Mustangs, MGBs, and other cars of the 60s that are about
to
>be legislated off the road. No California cars at Solvang or Shasta?
>
>While some people may be able to detune their cars to pass smog tests,
>others cannot and I for one don't think that we should pay the price for
>fiscal mismanagement in Sacramento.
>
>Here is the text of the bill:
>
>http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_0701-0750/sb_708_bill_20030221_introd
>uced.html
>
>I strongly urge everyone to get the word to your representatives to vote
no
>now!
>
>
>Andrew Murphy
>1967 2000 SRL311-00489
>SoCalROC
>
>
>
>
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