{"id":11026,"date":"2012-03-16T11:22:32","date_gmt":"2012-03-16T18:22:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/giuliettas.com\/?p=11026"},"modified":"2012-03-16T11:22:32","modified_gmt":"2012-03-16T18:22:32","slug":"california-s-b-1224-move-emissions-exemption-from-1975-cut-off-year-to-1981","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/2012\/03\/16\/california-s-b-1224-move-emissions-exemption-from-1975-cut-off-year-to-1981\/","title":{"rendered":"California S.B. 1224 -move emissions exemption from 1975 cut-off year to 1981"},"content":{"rendered":"

This will mean less to the rest of the world than it does to us here in California, but the state senate is voting March 27th on a bill that would move the exemption cut-off year from 1975 to 1981.\u00a0 I read about it here.<\/a> This is BIG news if you are a vintage car enthusiast in California.\u00a0 If it passes, it will have some interesting ripple effects.\u00a0 The obvious change is a greatly reduced stress level if you happen to drive a car from this time period.\u00a0 Getting 75 – 81 cars to pass emissions is notoriously draconian and expensive.\u00a0 More subtle effects include: registrations of cars that were previously PNO’d or just plain off the record should increase -adding revenue for the state;\u00a0 the value of some cars from this period will increase (78 Ferrari 308, Lotus Esprit or Alfetta GTV anyone?); there will probably be an uptick in local repair businesses when these cars begin to filter back out onto the road.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>A 1976 Lancia Beta coupe in the Italian countryside.\u00a0 In California, it used to be that if you wanted one of these you searched, (usually in vain) for a 1974 or 1975 model – or deal with the heavily painful emissions tax and hoop jumping.\u00a0 Now, if this bill passes, just about any Beta coupe you find will be a no-smog deal.\u00a0 Don’t get me wrong -I grew up in California in the 70’s and remember driving in San Bernardino when the mountains a few miles north were not visible through the brown smog -emissions standards are great, and have done a wonderful job of cleaning things up<\/strong><\/strong>.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

What would I buy from this era?\u00a0 Lancia Beta coupe, Alfa Giulietta 1.3 (the one with the GTAJ style over-square engine), Lotus Esprit, Porsche 928, Alfetta GT or Sedan, Ferrari 308 GTS, Fiat 131 or X1\/9, Jaguar X? many VW’s etc.<\/p>\n

If you are in California and the idea of this bill passing excites you -get the word out and write to your senator or who ever it is that votes in these committees.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This will mean less to the rest of the world than it does to us here in California, but the state senate is voting March 27th on a bill that would move the exemption cut-off year from 1975 to 1981.\u00a0 I read about it here. This is BIG news if you are a vintage car … <\/p>\n

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