[Myami]

Hi everyone,

My quest to locate the “right” SC has led me to a 1980 Euro 911SC that was originally imported to the US in 1985. To save the time, the car appears to be worth doing some legwork for, but I am trying to gauge the amount of legwork I can expect.

Here’s what I know:

The car: (a) has never been registered in CA; (b) is currently titled in another state, a smog exempt state to be specific; (c) at the time of import, the car was issued a smog exemption letter and form from the EPA.

I know others have gone through this in the past, and I’ve run a number of searches through the forum and found someinformation. But, some of it appears to be conflicting and/or outdated, hence the new thread.

Questions:

1. Am I able to register the car in CA if I bring it here and it passes smog (even if at a referee)?
2. Regardless of whether it passes smog, will the CA DMV first send me to the ARB “lab” to be gouged and saddled with a number of forced repairs?
3. Are there any tips/trick (or pitfalls/perils) that I should know ahead of time?

Thanks in advance!