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Originally Posted by Historybuff
I was told that one method in Calif. allows you to register the car by the year of the block. Which is why those junkyards in Montana with thousands of engines (the rest of the cars rusted away) do good business selling blocks with a i.d. number for that year and a bill of sale verifying the year. Which , unaccountably, California lets you then transfer that same number onto a new replacement block, maybe even one made of aluminum instead of cast iron. So basically you can have a new Cobra built in 2007 but still title it as a 1965 car if you have the receipt for a '65 block.
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Historybuff,
You were told incorrectly. In all cases the vehicle should be registered as a SPCNS with the year it was built, 2006 or whatever. Now when it comes to smogging that vehicle you have two options.
1) SB100 Smog exemption
2) Pass the BAR referee test, based on the year of the engine block, or the year of your registration, but since thats 2007 or whatever this isnt really an option
I've got a Roush motor 351w stroker with a Dart aftermarket block. I tried to pass smog, and the referee was willing to test it as a '69 block (first year for 351w). I failed miserably. Too much cam for the sniffer test. Also failed the carb was not on the approved list, and I didnt have a few other '69 smog requirements. Now if your going for a nice 300-350 horse motor I see no reason this couldnt be a great option, but if your going to make more horsepower than you can use (hey thats almost all of us) you won't pass.
But it doesnt change the year of title on the registration. Hope this helps clarify.
Daryl