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Originally Posted by ossiblue
Word of caution as you, I believe, live in California.
Imported cars that were not made specifically to be sold in the U.S. have to meet higher, more expensive standards, if they are MY 68 or newer. It does not matter if the car meets all the Fed requirements. Note below, from the DMV website:
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Before you go ahead and make a purchase, I suggest you contact the DMV directly, inform them of the make, model, and year of a potential purchase, and have them explain the registering process. I have read threads on other forums in which an owner, in Ca., purchased a pre-75 import, got all the fed paperwork in order, submitted his paperwork for registration to Ca., only to receive, in the mail, a notice that he must send the car through the expensive testing and retro-fitting required by the state.
Forewarned is forearmed.
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Oh bu99er!
Well, possibly not . . .
My case may well be on the fence. The particular car I'm looking at is clearly a 1967 (or earlier) based on certain detail features (model year changes), but it looks as though it wasn't registered until early 1968. I have asked the seller if there is any documentation at all which could indicate the earlier production date, and whether they will share the VIN to give me a clearer idea of the date of manufacture. It's
possible I could argue the case that it is clearly a 1967 model, but I don't want to get it here then find I have to do something drastic, like register it in another state.
Great advice, I'd missed that particular nuance - thank you!