[jhv48]

You are fine to bring the car to Ca. and the 1965 registration will be allowed AS LONG AS the 1965 Texas registration was completely legal and no fraudulant info was used to obtain the Texas registration.

Your Texas vehicle reg. (1965) will be honored in Ca., but will be closely scrutinized to insure it was obtained legitimately in Texas. If so, your car will be treated as a 1965 model and will have to meet any 1965 smog requirements.

Investigate the Texas Registration thoroughly and if satisfied it is legit, bring in and reg as a 1965 cobra. If any doubts as to the reg legitimacy, register as an SPCN and get an SB100 exemption.

Good luck!