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·Just a note about the Califonia SMOG check situation for 60's cars here in California.
I did my classic car buff duty and wrote my state rep and the governor about my fear that they would reinstitute the SMOG check for pre-1973 cars. I got a political reply from my state rep saying absolutely nothing. Basically wrote that he will make his own decisions. Of course with the power problems we're having out here the governor has other things to worry about but his office did forward my letter to the California Air Resouces Board. They did write me in detail about what is happening. Although it has been recommended that the state repeal the no SMOG check law for pre-73 vehicles upon comments made by many car clubs this repeal recommendation is being reconsidered. And as of now there is NO legislation in the system concerning the repeal. Of course this could be political talk but it gives me the warm fuzzies to know that nothing is imminent.
On a similar note I was at a Goodguys (hotrods and such) show in Pleasonton, Ca a few weeks ago and I approached the Goodguys recruiting booth (trying to get more members) and asked if they were doing anything to fight the reinstitution of the SMOG check. Their answer, NO. They weren't concerned at all, nor were they doing anything about it. Seems Goodguys are posers. Trailer or drive their rods a few miles a year, so the law is moot to them.
Okay enough of my bitching.
Michael G.
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I did my classic car buff duty and wrote my state rep and the governor about my fear that they would reinstitute the SMOG check for pre-1973 cars. I got a political reply from my state rep saying absolutely nothing. Basically wrote that he will make his own decisions. Of course with the power problems we're having out here the governor has other things to worry about but his office did forward my letter to the California Air Resouces Board. They did write me in detail about what is happening. Although it has been recommended that the state repeal the no SMOG check law for pre-73 vehicles upon comments made by many car clubs this repeal recommendation is being reconsidered. And as of now there is NO legislation in the system concerning the repeal. Of course this could be political talk but it gives me the warm fuzzies to know that nothing is imminent.
On a similar note I was at a Goodguys (hotrods and such) show in Pleasonton, Ca a few weeks ago and I approached the Goodguys recruiting booth (trying to get more members) and asked if they were doing anything to fight the reinstitution of the SMOG check. Their answer, NO. They weren't concerned at all, nor were they doing anything about it. Seems Goodguys are posers. Trailer or drive their rods a few miles a year, so the law is moot to them.
Okay enough of my bitching.
Michael G.
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