Tell Us about SB100 Today

[twobjshelbys]

So Gunner, let me ask you a few questions:

Was your car previously titled as a 1965 or whatever? And you had to go through all this AGAIN? Doesn't CA recognize prior titling?

I've got an even more interesting question though. When I bought CSX4005LA it came with a CA title as a 65 Shelby Cobra. This had happened some time in 2008 as I bought it in Jan 2009. It came from Mexico so someone did some legwork to get this done. That title legitimized my registration in CO as a 65 as well...

So now, let's say I sell it to someone in CA. Does having a previous SB100 count? Or do they have to start all over again?

You guys need to have a revolt and start your meddling government over again. Flush 'em. Any process this complex that requires you to find well-trained or sympathetic employees is bad legislation and needs to be fixed. If you can't go to 5 (let alone 2) different offices and present the same data and get exactly the same answer, something is broken.

[RodKnock]

Originally Posted by twobjshelbys

So now, let's say I sell it to someone in CA. Does having a previous SB100 count? Or do they have to start all over again?

The simple answer. Yes. Once titled in another state, the car has surrendered its SB100 exemption.

[Gunner]

Originally Posted by twobjshelbys

Was your car previously titled as a 1965 or whatever? And you had to go through all this AGAIN? Doesn't CA recognize prior titling?

The information I got varied (on lots of points) but in the end, no, CA didn't care if MA had previously registered the vehicle. It might have been different if for some reason I did not need a smog exemption, but for SB-100 CA started from a clean sheet of paper and the MSO.

So now, let's say I sell it to someone in CA. Does having a previous SB100 count? Or do they have to start all over again?

There is confusion on this point. I believe that as long as the vehicle is registered in CA (even through successive owners) the exemption is permanent. If you register the vehicle elsewhere, recent discussion indicates that this invalidates the SB-100 and it has to be reacquired. I don't know if that's the final word or not.

You guys need to have a revolt and start your meddling government over again.

Well... without defending the situation, I'll simply note that a state with 35 million people, hundreds of major industries and some of the most desirable living space in the world *might* need more complex government than a largely rural state with one-tenth the population.