[Jamo]

No.

My posts were in response to some comments about the Assembly bill going through committee review at the present time.

When you get your Shelby, you will want to go through what we have been calling the SB 100 process.

Briefly, it allows for 500 "special construction" vehicles to recieve an exemption from smog testing. You need to go to the DMV early in the year (the numbers get taken quickly...a few months this year and they may gone in weeks in 2005) and fill out the forms and present your reciepts for the car. Once you get a numbered certificate, you will then go to the CHP to affix a vehicle identification number plate on your car (firewall, door jam, etc.). Once that is done, you will go to the BAR smog referee and be put through a smog check. This is merely for the referee to then code in your SB 100 number into the state's computer and register your car as exempt. The referee will use the appearance of your motor to determine the year of your car. Then you go back to the DMV and show them the paperwork from the BAR, pay the fees and taxes due. You may also have to have a safety check (lights, etc.). I say "may" because some DMV offices ask for it, and others don't.

Now...read the other thread and note what the issue was there. If you go through a dealer...make sure a different entity is doing the completion work on the car, and pay for parts, etc. directly instead of paying one entity for everything. Turn all of the reciepts over to the DMV and pay the full taxes due on the value of your car...don't screw around and try to low ball the vehicle's value to save a few bucks.

This is highly summarized. When you get your car...or are getting close to completion...we will walk you through it. It's tedious...but not all that difficult. Really.