Yup...after reading TWO threads and combining the info, that is what appears to have happened. As noted, the SB100 smog exemption did NOT exist in 1994. State Senator Johannessen (CSX owner) got it passed in 2001...
The SB100 exemption has nothing to do with registration...it merely exempts the designated vehicle from being tested. It is, however, tied to the designated to the vehicle.
SPCN numbers are VIN numbers for "specially constructed vehicles" (SPCN), and should never be changed, even with a change of ownership that keeps the car in California.
You need to bypass the morons in the local DMV offices and get someone interested in Sacramento.
...or simply go get another SB100 number since, as the threadstarter notes, there are some left for 2010. Sometimes it's better to simply go around the ends than keep plowing up through the middle.
...and really, one thread is enough. Posting two threads is like working for the DMV.
