[DeTomaso] California Smog question

[Denny Morse]

I bought a 73 Pantera-L (vin 5197) in Salem, OR this past April and brought
it into CA. It was a piece of cake. I made an appointment at the local CA
DMV and drove it in for the inspection. The inspector did ask me to open
the hood and was surprised where the engine was when I opened the rear deck
lid. I quick look, but no questions at all about SMOG equipment. I
suggested that she also check the VIN number and build date on the stamp on
the driver-side door jam and that helped speed up her inspection.

Cheers,

Denny
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On Tue, Nov 27, 2012 at 11:39 PM, Pantdino <pantdino at aol.com> wrote:

>
>
> I brought my Pantera in from Ohio in 1989 and my Abarth from Germany in
> 2007. Both VIN inspections were done at the  DMV and the only focus was on
> the VIN.  Neither inspector looked at the engine at all.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Perry Lindsey <nckzck at yahoo.com>
> To: DeTomaso <DeTomaso at realbig.com>
> Sent: Tue, Nov 27, 2012 6:18 pm
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] California Smog question
>
>
> Actually, the vin# is verified at the DMV (as long as there are no issues
> with
> the title), and the ladies there never look for smog equipment. No
> inspection by
> the CHP is necessary.
>
>   Perry
>
>
> ________________________________
>  From: Michael Cox <coxmichaelt at gmail.com>
> To: DeTomaso at realbig.com
> Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2012 5:15 PM
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] California Smog question
>
> If he is bringing it in to California from another state/country it will
> have to be inspected, probably
> at a CHP office by the VIN officer. That inspection *can* include verifying
> smog equipment is installed,
> among other things.
>
>    --mike
>
>
> Message: 3
> Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2012 12:59:14 -0800 (PST)
> From: SEL <edlebby at yahoo.com>
> To: "detomaso at realbig.com" <detomaso at realbig.com>
> Subject: [DeTomaso] California Smog question
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> a guy in CA is interested in buying my car but says that a 73 or newer car
> (mine is a 74) has to be compliant with CA smog rules - is that true? - i
> think there are a lot of guys on here that run 74's in Cali w/o special
> equipment...but maybe i am wrong about that?
>
> any feedback would be appreciated!
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