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    Tips or resources for registering a 2.7 RS in California?

    Would love any advice, resources, or introductions to help me register a 1973, 2.7 RS in California... seen them on the road and at shows but it doesn't seem easy. Thank you

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    Why don't you think it isn't easy. It's a 1973 so no smog required. If you already own it, just put a low valuation so your registration renewals won't cost an arm and a leg each year. Skip the DMV and go straight to the AAA.

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    Would love any advice, resources, or introductions to help me register a 1973, 2.7 RS in California... seen them on the road and at shows but it doesn't seem easy. Thank you

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    Why don't you think it isn't easy. It's a 1973 so no smog required. If you already own it, just put a low valuation so your registration renewals won't cost an arm and a leg each year. Skip the DMV and go straight to the AAA.
    1968-1975 cars must meet the EPA regulations as of 1972... no smog works once it is registered, but getting an out of state or imported RS registered seems the difficult step. Maybe I am wrong but would love first hand experience and advice/help.

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    Excellent explanation of the rules of importing a Grey Market Car to California.

    This info should be of interest to mbmcrae and others who is considering importing a car from overseas into California(You don't tell us if your situation is like this, BUT, I have been through the "pain" with Ca-DMV, EPA, Carb ,etc, etc)... The actual import/transfer with freight companies and customs was the easy part and No problems!...I "loaned" this excellent explanation from somewhere and can't take credit for it:

    "If you are importing a 1968-75 car from overseas that was not originally sold in California with California required smog equipment, you are not going to get plates here BECAUSE, as a car coming in from overseas, the paperwork will ALWAYS go through Sacramento and they will nab you.
    If the car is titled and tagged in another state, the rules are exactly the same. But, because the paperwork does not automatically go through Sacramento, you may luck out if you come across a DMV employee who doesn’t know the rules, processes your paperwork AND the transaction is not audited.

    So you have to ask yourself…Do you feel lucky? Well, DO you, punk? "

    I'm not sure if the 1972-1973 "RS's" falls in this category since they were not officially imported and didn't have any smog control as far as I'm aware, so the last sentence is for you.... Good Luck...
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    Does the vehicle have a current out-of-state registration now?

    Or is the vehicle coming in from out-of-the-country?
    https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/vehicl...orted-vehicle/


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    Another reason to hate Cali. Get an LLC in Montana and never look back.
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    My experience with CA DMV is to avoid that experience at all cost. It's like a third world country inside the doors of all the San Diego DMV offices and you are at the mercy of an agent that could be great, or incompetent, or mean or clueless so why take that chance. I've used a DMV service company local to me for numerous DMV related tasks I've needed to get processed. They are far more 'flexible' regarding strict interpretation and adherance to all of California's arcane and inane DMV rules than AAA is in my experience. You just need to know the right group to use. I gladly pay their modest fee and they get things done at DMV. Scott's suggestion of a Montana LLC to register is also a good path. Scott's a Cali hater but he likes to surf, go figure...
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    Scott and Nick....Yes, I was strongly considering this many years ago also, but my "legal" buddies told me otherwise...both of them responded the same way: "sure, but for how long do you think this will fly?" ...and "short term gain but long term problems"...I'm also aware that there are more "brave" people than me...so go at it...

    Here is a guy who talks pretty straight so even I can understand .../ Lars...


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    I'm going to go out on a limb here and speaking from experience (late 2019), it's not all that bad. In my case the vehicle was registered in another state so I guess that helped. The biggest difficulty for me was the Verification of Vehicle https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/uploads/2020/06/reg31.pdf form because you need to have an "authorized vehicle verifier" fill it out. Accuracy of this form is key, the gentleman that filled mine out seemed to understand how to do this correctly. Glad to share mine if interested. You will need to make sure you have the Vehicle Emission Control Information sticker on your fan shroud. Other than that, the forms needed to register can all be found online at the DMV as you would for any used car purchase. A little bit of reading, attention to some details, should make the process reasonably painless. It took some time on the DMV side, but in the end not horrible. As a side note, there are a couple good resources for acquiring old California blue plates online (they even refurbish). With a little bit of reading on the DMV website, and filling out the required form, you can get these on the car as well. Thanks CA DMV!

    The downside to all of this is the cost of the annual registration in CA (presumably a RS wont be cheap), but clearly all that $ is going to improve the great state of CA. I'm just not sure where that is yet......
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    California is also a declared value state...so put whatever value on the car your heart tells you...

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