[Morgester]

DMV is pragmatic in its approach:

A special constructed vehicle (SCV) can only be built for personal use and may not be built for resale. If you build it with the intention of selling it you are now a vehicle manufacture and subject to a variety of federal and state laws.

The SCV designation was designed for the hobbyist who would be driving what they built.

DMV apparently recognizes that even the hobbyist may wish to transfer title in the vehicle at some point due to circumstances that were not in existence at the time the vehicle was built. As such DMV does allow the sale of these vehicles.

The key is that if your intent is to build it to sell it - you cannot use SCV or SB 100.

So beware of turn key ready kits being sold by a single manufacturer - you can never register them in the State of California. I would recommend getting your parts from at least two different sources. Of course consult with DMV - in the end they are the ones that issue the registration.