[Paul F]

'Built in the '90s' - registration in the '90s required smog for all cars. The exception would be if he installed a 1964 or earlier motor in it. There was no SB-100 for most or all of the '90s (not sure what year SB-100 came in effect) OR if he later re-registered it under SB-100.

Your registration of SPCNS and year of 0000 does not necessarily indicate that it is an SB-100 car, but it is a strong indicator that it is. All specially constructed vehicles (SB-100 or not) are registered as SPCNS. But the year of 0000 to me, does indicate an SB-100 registration.

The way to prove it is an SB-100 registered car is to look at the sticker the referee put on the car (somewhere in the engine compartment, probably the firewall). It will say SB-100 on it. If it doesn't, it isn't, and the DMV has woken up to that fact.

The good news is that if it is not an SB-100 car, it is very easy for you to make it an SB-100 car.

It's as easy as pie for a car already registered. There are no forms. It costs nothing. Sumbich, the state actually does something for free.

1. Go directly to DMV with registration in hand (bring the title for fun, but I don't believe you need it for this visit). Say "I want an SB100 Sequence number" If you get a puzzled look, repeat statement until a supervisor shows up. They will hand you an UNOFFICIAL piece of paper with the sequence number hand-written on it.
2. Wait for the official paper with the sequence number on it to show up in the mail. 2-6 weeks.
3. Call for a referee appointment from the Bureau of Automotive Repair.
4. Go to the referee with registration, title, and sequence number paper you received in the mail.
5. Sit quietly. The referee will put a sticker on your car.
6. Drive away a happy person. You now have an SB100 car. But you're not done.
7. Return to DMV with title and registration and whatever the BAR gave you.
8. The DMV will take your title and give you a new temporary registration.
9. A new title will arrive in the mail.