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Maybe 20 years ago, I’ve drove a 77 with all the smog equipment and stock exhaust and it was a dog; slower than my 944. My current 77 with no smog equipment and SSIs with magnaflow exhaust is much quicker. Given my limited experience, I’d pass on a stock 77 in a smog state and look for a 74 or 75.

Or you could start an LLC in Montana and register the car accordingly as a company car. There are plenty of risks/legal stuff to consider and you’d have Montana plates but I know people who do this.