[Mark Husar]

For those of you who were around when I chronicled my troubles with the dmv please bear with me.
I started the process on 12-27-2001, not knowing that sb100 was days away from becoming law. Now understand this very important detail, I checked with the dmv to make sure for myself that the title from Texas would be recognized by Ca. No second hand information here...straight from the horses mouth.
I spent a small fortune to purchase the car of a lifetime, a dream since childhood, based on that information. Everything was fine until I showed up at the dmv...paperwork in hand and ready to finish this off.
This is when the problems start. I was the victim of out and out lies and misinformation from the dmv at every turn of the page. Everything that could go wrong did and it eventually ended up with the statement from the dmv to this effect: " bring you car up to the smog standard requirements in place on the day you started registration in Ca." So much for recognizing the Texas pink slip. What they meant to say was, pay your money and fee's, then we are going to ream you.
It was a little over a year later when 1578 was enacted that I was able to register my car. Had that not happened I would have been forced to:
1. sell the car
2. pull the motor and put in a smog compliant motor
3. move out of state
4. go postal
5. ( your idea here)

Turk is correct in that we should not settle for the pittance that Ca. gives us. Their plan is not to deprive us of the fun and joy of hot rods, but to set a precedence to the the younger generation.
They will not grow up with the piss and vinegar we have and there will hardly be a whimper when they close the door on our hobby.
So when is the ride to the State Capitol?
Let's plan it for the weekend after the recall election...when the legislation is acutely aware that they serve the people of the State of Ca. and will be held accountable for their actions.