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California Bill to Exempt pre-1981 Vehicles From Emissions Inspection

Posted March 15 2012 11:18 AM by cmr/gclark

In 2004, legislation was enacted to repeal California's rolling emissions-test exemption for vehicles 30 years old and older and replace it with a law requiring the lifetime testing of all 1976 and newer model-year...

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Amnesty to Owners of Illegally Titled/Registered Specially Constructed Vehicles

Posted March 15 2012 11:07 AM by cmr/gclark

California Finalizes Program to Provide Amnesty to Owners of Illegally Titled/Registered Specially Constructed Vehicles

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Inoperable Vehicles

State and local laws can dictate where you can modify your project

Posted September 16 2010 05:00 AM by Editor_Turner

Have you ever been hassled about your in-progress project car. Check out what SEMA says you can do to protect yourself after the jump...

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Engine Swaps

Engine-switching activities are bound by specific state laws that may vary from

Posted September 15 2010 05:00 AM by Editor_Turner

How legal is it to swap engines in your Mustang. Check out what SEMA has to say about it after the jump...

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Gas Guzzler Laws

Gas Guzzler laws are misguided attempts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

Posted September 8 2010 05:00 AM by Editor_Turner

More than a few of our readers have paid gas guzzler taxes on their rides. See what SEMA has to say about gas guzzling after the jump...

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Window Tint

Severe limits on window film light transmission

Posted September 7 2010 11:45 AM by Editor_Turner

We've had a few window tint infractions, so anything to stem the tide sounds good to us. See what SEMA has to say after the jump...

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Tire Fuel Efficiency 

The government wants to regulate replacement tires for fuel efficiency

Posted August 31 2010 05:00 AM by Editor_Turner

Find out how tires might be regulated like cars with regard to fuel economy after the jump..

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EPA Ethanol 

Gasoline without ethanol may eventually become scarce

Posted August 31 2010 05:00 AM by Editor_Turner

Some of us like to run E85 for performance, but what if you had to run E10 whether you wanted to or not. Learn more after the jump...

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Enthusiast Legislators

State Automotive Enthusiast Leadership Caucus

Posted August 25 2010 05:00 AM by Editor_Turner

Over the past several years, the work of these lawmakers has brought a series of significant legislative accomplishments for the vehicle enthusiast community and specialty equipment industry on issues ranging from...

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Congressional Caucus

Congressional Automotive Performance and Motorsports Caucus is now nearing 100 m

Posted August 24 2010 06:18 AM by Editor_Turner

You might be surprised at the number of car guys (and gals) in Washington, D.C. working on behalf of hobbyists like yourself. These are senators and congressional representatives who, as enthusiasts, are interested in...

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