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California's process uses the year replicated, but does not expect to find it on the MSO.
Instead, they assign a referee (frequently from the auto tech faculty at the local JC) who adjudicates the year replicated ("body year"), and uses that to issue the required emissions exemption. With the exception of PCV (always required), emissions equipment that was not required in California in the body year is not required in the replica.
Once the emissions exemption is issued, however, the body year is not used to issue the title. Instead the final DMV record contains:
MAKE: SPCNS (abbreviation for SPecially CoNStructed vehicle)
YR MODEL: 0000 (derp)
YR 1ST SOLD: <year the car is completed and the title is issued>
Since this process is restricted to 500 vehicles per year statewide, the familiarity of DMV personnel with the details is limited and there is considerable variance (read: mistakes) in how it is implemented.
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