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
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> 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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