[DeTomaso] California Smog question

Guido deTomaso guido_detomaso at prodigy.net
Mon Dec 3 20:03:41 EST 2012


I had the same experience at the DMV ~ 12 years ago with an out of state car, 
they might have checked the lights and signal too but nothing about the engine.

Would also like to know the exact details of the Kovacs / Vega experience ... 
did he avoid the smog referee altogether by going straight to court, what 
argument did he make, etc.?

Could easily wind up in the same boat...

GD




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From: Pantdino <pantdino at aol.com>
To: theemonkey at yahoo.com; edlebby at yahoo.com; detomaso at realbig.com
Sent: Wed, November 28, 2012 1:14:31 PM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] California Smog question


IIRC the judge was so ticked off that a police officer would waste court time on 
that issue he just told Peter to get the helk out his courtroom because he had 
better things to do.  :-)


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From: richard bosch <theemonkey at yahoo.com>
To: edlebby <edlebby at yahoo.com>; detomaso <detomaso at realbig.com>
Sent: Tue, Nov 27, 2012 6:48 pm
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] California Smog question


There is a lot of confusion around that law.It originally was a rolling 30 year 
smog inspection exemption with the first newest year of exemption being 1973.It 
only rolled for a few years before they changed it to a fixed year(1975) and 
older.It only exempts you from regular inspections.If an officer wants to, he 
can issue you a ticket and you must get the car inspected and tested.Lucky for 
us car types most police officers either do not know that they can issue those 
tickets or do not care.A lot of officers i have met are  car nuts too!PS,If i 
remember correctly,Peter Kovacs a PCNC member got a ticket for this in his Pro 
Street Vega.Lucky for him, the Judge could not believe that a Vega was a show 
car and still on the road and dismissed the ticket.Peter will have to elaborate 
or correct me where i am wrong.
Bottom line there is no difference between a 1971 or a 1975 Pantera as far as 
smog exemption is concerned.
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