[Excaliber]

Could be like the inspector I went to here. The guy actually hesitated while pondering WHICH Vin to use! Heck, he might as well have flipped a coin. Perhaps the next guy along got the Calif (Texas, Nevada, AZ) vin. Others have simply gone to the local DMV here and registered as a 1965 Ford Cobra straight up, no inspection, no SPCN designation, nothing, just change out the title and drive on. Seems to be a roll of the dice and is dependant on the person doing it at that time, even in California.