what do you need to do to register an out of state cobra in calif

[RodKnock]

Originally Posted by Chaplin

As I've said numerous times in the middle of Morgester's threads, if the car is legally titled in another state as a 196x, then CA has to honor that designation. CA can't change that "loophole"; it is what the U.S. and CA Constitutions require. Today, there are many states that have adopted the SEMA model legislation and will allow you to legally title a kit car according to the model of the year the kit car replicates. If the car is coming from one of the states that have adopted SEMA legislation or otherwise allow you to legally title a kit car as a 196x, then you should have no problems; your title is legal, no fraud is involved and full faith and credit requires that CA honor it. 'Nuf said. But, as always, caveat emptor. As a buyer, you need to ask the questions and know how the car was titled/registered in the state it is coming from.

I'm not a constitutional lawyer, but states can regulate emissions from vehicles. CA makes them tougher all the time by tightening green house emissions. They also change the gas formulation a lot too.

CARB and how it regulates emissions may close the loophole for you, no matter what the title says for model year.

[Chaplin]

Originally Posted by RodKnock

I'm not a constitutional lawyer, but states can regulate emissions from vehicles. CA makes them tougher all the time by tightening green house emissions. They also change the gas formulation a lot too.

CARB and how it regulates emissions may close the loophole for you, no matter what the title says for model year.

That's true. CA could change their emissions laws and make all 196x titled cars subject to stricter emissions requirements, and then everyone with a 60s car would be screwed. But short of doing passing a sweeping law that affected all cars, they can't single out a kit car legally titled in another state as a 196x and subject it to different emissions requirements than other 196x cars in the state.

[RodKnock]

Originally Posted by Chaplin

But short of doing passing a sweeping law that affected all cars, they can't single out a kit car legally titled in another state as a 196x and subject it to different emissions requirements than other 196x cars in the state.

I don't see why they can't. Again, I'm not a legal expert, but SPCNS cars were never manufactured in 196x. They are not truly 196x cars. They are different from cars manufactured in 196x's. I understand the "full faith and credit" thing, but in my little brain, how do you legally title an SPCNS car as a 196x anyway?

Laws change all the time. I would get the SB100 exemption and sleep at night. But that's just me. I worry a lot by nature.

[patrickt]

Originally Posted by RodKnock

I don't see why they can't.

RK's right. Cars don't get equal protection rights. The legislature could pass a law that requires stricter emissions for all "blue" cars if they wanted to. All they would have to do is come up with any conceivable set of facts that provides a rational basis for doing it and *poof* it's fine. And in the real world, nothing ever fails that test.

[rodneym]

Originally Posted by patrickt

RK's right. Cars don't get equal protection rights. The legislature could pass a law that requires stricter emissions for all "blue" cars if they wanted to. All they would have to do is come up with any conceivable set of facts that provides a rational basis for doing it and *poof* it's fine. And in the real world, nothing ever fails that test.

You mean like recently proposed legislation in California where CARB wanted to make black cars illegal? Tinting mandatory? Up to a year in jail for low tire pressure? Look on the CARB website and you'll see a thousand pages on how they want to screw us. Too many lawyers with nothing to do.

[patrickt]

Originally Posted by rodneym

Up to a year in jail for low tire pressure?

That's pretty funny. I can hear it now "What are you in for?" "Uhh, 10 lbs. of cocaine -- and you?" "Me? 10 lbs. in my right front tire."

[RodKnock]

Originally Posted by patrickt

That's pretty funny. I can hear it now "What are you in for?" "Uhh, 10 lbs. of cocaine -- and you?" "Me? 10 lbs. in my right front tire."

And now we have Governor Moonbeam again. Ruh roh.

EDIT: Just kidding to the Government censors.