[HowardV]

Trularin, any used vehicle brought to CA from out of state must be inspected by the DMV. That's the first step. If your car is currently titled as a "65 Ford" from another state, you can continue telling the CA DMV that your car is a 65 Ford, and depending on the stupidity of the inspector, he may believe you and you won't have any problems registering.

The issue is HOW did you get a 65 Ford title in the first place. If you used a title company (such as TU), then the DMV may nail you since they have the customer lists of these title companies. If you went to a junk yard and took a VIN from a 1965 Ford and affixed it to the vehicle yourself, and then titled the car as a 65 in your own state, then the DMV will have no record of this and you may very well get away with it.

To eliminate all worries about getting caught in the future, you should register in CA under SB-100. This means the first 500 APPLICANTS (whether they qualify or not) will get a shot at this special registration. If the DMV finds you don't qualify, then you have just wasted the space for someone else who could have gotten an SB-100. My surprise is that these SB-100 registrations are not reissued to someone else who will qualify. And that is a load of crap.

The above is all that I've gathered from my research. It may be right, and it may be wrong. Your mileage may vary :-)

Howard