There seem to be very few DMVs that will actually make much of an effort to find out anything regarding these SPCN cars. Always use the year of the body if you get one and that takes care of the engine problems. Our local DMV won't even try to get one and anyone around here that has one has to go to Sacramento or one of the other DMVs that will help them. I don't know what is with this DMV but they just wait until the numbers are gone and then tell everyone they can't get through and that the numbers are all gone anyway.
Ron