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Originally Posted by Chaplin
If the car was legally titled in another state as a 1965, then, according to CA's own statute as quoted by the good Morgester, then that should be the right answer, regardless of whether the CA DMV got there accidentally! Whether it remains to be the case, only time will tell.
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This is one facet, and maybe someday the DMV will "get back to" Morgester on this.
The twist is that if I build a Cobra in CA, then CA will want me to title it as SPCN and get an SB100 Sequence number, 'cause my motor is not 2007 smog compliant. So, why should I not have my cousin in Kansas or Ill or AZ title it for me in their state as a "1965 Cobra/Ford/Superformance/whatever", then sell me my car back, so I can title in CA as a "1965 Cobra/Ford/Superformance/whatever"? This way, I don't have to worry about getting one of 500 Sequence Numbers, and I'll be smog exempt forever. Sure I will have to pay taxes at the DMV - I'm not trying to avoid my tax responsibility.
Some might call this "title washing", but the paper trail is the same, as if I bought an out-of-state car...right?
How about if I just set up a small INC or LLC in Nevada or buy a vacation home, title my Cobra there as an 1965 Cobra, then transfer the title to my home on CA???
By accepting the "1965" title from another state, it opens a large number of legal ways to get around the SPNC/SB100 circus, and this is probably why the DMV has not "gotten back" to Morgester on this.
In a nutshell, this is exactly the service the TU was providing, which is why it was not uncommon to use an out-of-state titling service to acquire a "smog exempt" 1965 title for a Cobra replica.