California SMOG Law Vote. URGENT!!!

The California Senate Transportation Committee is set to vote this Tuesday on bill AB2683. This bill will repeal the rolling thirty year smog test exemtption for classic cars. If this bill passes, all cars from 1976 on will be required to pass smog, no matter how old they become.

Even if your classic car is older than what this law directly effects, please think of the overall community of classic car owners. Also think ahead say 20 years from now in 2024 when you or your kids want a classic car from say 1978, yet are still required to get the car smogged, even though it would be 46 years old by then. That would be outragous.

Points to tell the Senators:

1... Classic cars have a minimal impact on Californias smog, as they often are well tuned, and not smoking, they also are few in number, and not driven very much.

2... This bill will also hurt the aftermarket industry, as owners sell off these cars from scrap, or out of state, thus reducing tax revenues to the state generated by the aftermarket.

3... The classic cars are taking a bad rap for failed EPA smog goals in some areas, yet they have minimal impact on the total smog produced

I urge every Californian to call the below Senators (there are twelve of them, voting this Tuesday in the Transportation Committee) If they defeat the bill in commette them it dies there.

You can also email them, the email address for the Senatora is the same except for the Senators name:

example Senator Dean Florez has email " [email protected] "

The twelve senators you all need to contact are:

Kevin Murray (Chair) 916 455-8800

Tom Mc Clintock (Vice Chair) 916 455-8873

Roy Ashborn 916 455-5405

James Brulte 916 455-3688

Liz Figueroa 916 455-6671

Dean Florez 916 455-4641

Betty Karnette 916 455-6447

Bill Morrow 916 455-3731

Don Perata 916 455-6577

Jack Scott 916 455-6868

Jackie Speire 916 455-0503

Tom Torlakson 916 455-6083


Please call or email, voicing your opposition to AB 2683, please give them the reasons you are opposed, such as listed above, that the bill will have minimal impact on smog, and hurt classic car owners.
This bill has already passed the Legislature, so this is about our last chance to stop it (short of a Govenor veto)

thank you

David Menche

That does suck. Unfortunately, you probably wont get any response around here.

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