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You won't have to smog it after if you get an exemption under SB100. There will be an E assigned at the end of your Vin. My friend just completed this. His 289 replica Cobra is now for sale with an exemption status. He did this just so he would be able to sell it. In his case, he left it as a newer 1993 model year, but just wanted the "exemption status". He probably should have just had it re-registered as a 1965 using option 2 under SB1578.

If you car won't pass smog, the referee told him it would be red-flagged for smog tracking (gross polluter) records but still given an exemption if it falls under the SB100 or SB1578 registration guidelines. The challenge is finding someone at DMV that can interpret the codes and guidelines correctly, and then be able to act on it.

I've read SB100 and SB1578 several times, and it all comes down to the interpretation by the person you are dealing with at DMV or the BAR referee. Good Luck.