Thread: boyds in trouble again

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Couldnt have happened to a nicer guy.
Its a shame they didnt find anything illegal right off the bat.

Otto

Sooooo, seems like we may have to read our State DMV code carefully and hope SEMA can make a difference.

Don Shillady
Retired Scientist/teen rodder

Originally posted by ljotto1
Couldnt have happened to a nicer guy.
Its a shame they didnt find anything illegal right off the bat.

Otto

It would be cool to see Boyd handcuffed and put in the back of a police car. And his ill-tempered ex-wife too.

Originally posted by The Al Show
It would be cool to see Boyd handcuffed and put in the back of a police car. And his ill-tempered ex-wife too.

She probley the one that turned him in . In the frist place she looks like she would do something like that with boyd out of the way she could be the star of the show

As someone else said, 'It couldn't have happened to a nicer guy.'

This is typical California BS. It's A-R-O-N-A-L-D at work!
Beware of Aronald, he could give a crap about the regular guy.

This is one of those things where the whole thing is about what the state has lost and how they are going to recoup those losses, in the end there will be no benefit to the Hot Rod industry, just the opposite.
But really, how much do you think it would cost to register a -say '32 Ford? - 5 bucks?
I have a '93 Chevy pick-up and it cost me I think $78 this year! Over $400 when it was new.
You can't blame someone or go after them after the fact, if there isn't standards and/or a law in place. I mean, sure there is a law about paying your registration, but how do you register a kit car for example?!

I would bet the only reason that SEMA is getting involved is because they see this as a HUGH threat to their business. There not jumping in to this fire because they have a hugh heart and want to help joe blow.-
The fewer people building rods, the less parts that are sold, the fewer booth spaces that are sold at their events, etc. etc. Their business suffers.

All I can think about is ENRON. Why go after the real criminals, go after the little guy, it's much easier.
Meanwhile, a whole PILE of problems face this state, but we will just ignore those!
This will surely bankrupt the state!

Ain't life in the big city great??? As I've said before, sometimes I'm really glad I live in the sticks. Around here when you build a new car, you have the highway patrol inspect it, they give you a VIN number, take the number to the courthouse, pay the registration, take your title and leave. Simple.

I live in cali and I cant wait till they run all the workin people out then I can charge the rich 500 dollars to change a door handle because there too stupid to know how to do it!!!!!soon only the rich will be in cali and they can have a big circle jerk about how there better than the rest and when they fall the rest of the country will look and say we told u soo fix it urself,theres always a reason fer all things I wonder if the laws maybe a little extreme after all who can build a rod with air bags and 5 mile an hour bumpers and emissioned out and afford it ,of course this is only valid if u dont have immigrant workers who will do the job for pennies and the state really does not care about the common man after all the immigrants can just ride the bus ,only the rich need cars and then the pollution will go down ,seems about how things are goin,and as far as boydster hes the reason fer all the ratrods anyway,when u put urself in the light prepare to be scrutinized!!!!!

I meet all the requirements of a felon according to that story

The problem is we have an uninformed guv who listens to whichever lobiest yells the loudest. They want to talk about flipfloppers Arny is the biggest. First he ammends the 30 year smog exemption and then throws in (only the first of many IMHO) a little inspection for smog exempt vehicles. One more step towards getting you off the road or in the hands of insurance companies skyrocket rates for your "Classic Outomobile" that will have a regulated odometer to qualify for this one and only insurance program in CA. Now Unky Sam thinks you have been involved in fraud and damned if he aint gonna spend all yer tax money trying to GET his tax money. And in the end Sam will prove it's case for a complete revamp of auto reg and inspection laws accept for the complete part (more beauracracy for you). It's funny cause curent CA law says it's OK to reg a car without knowing exact year as long as the vehicle in question fits the appearance or likeness of said year you reg. Now this does not count for kit cars as they are "NEW" cars and must meet regulation of year built. But you can be sure you'll hear excuses all day long why the insurance, registration, title, etc prices and hoops are outlandish cause YOU JUST HAD TO OWN AN OLD CAR AND CHEAT THE SYSTEM! Anyway I'm ranting and getting way off fact and into doomsaying. I do see a snowball effect of a broke state grasping for straws not addressing the real issues and playing into the hands of the new auto industry push to sell cars in a oil crunch and insurance companies gasping for more dollars in a state where you may not have to be a citizen to get your driver liscence.

There was an article in Mopar collectors guide in january about Cali trying to put a law through outlawing wider then stock tires!!!

There was an article in januarys Mopar Collectors Guide about Cali wanting to outlaw "wider then stock" tires!!!. Don't know if it went through or not or if it's going to, but say bye bye to the rod communty if t does.

Could you Imagine Stock Wood spoke Wheels& tires on a Blown T-bucket. HA

Sooooo, seems like we may have to read our State DMV code carefully and hope SEMA can make a difference.

Don,

Seem like Virginia is no problem. I've got all the info. This is what you need:

Any vehicle which was not originally constructed under a distinctive name, make, model, or type by a recognized manufacturer of vehicles and not a re-constructed vehicle is a specially constructed vehicle. Please provide the following to your local DMV at the time of titling:

* Title for frame
* Bill of Sale for body
* Bill of Sale for the engine
* Statement of how the vehicle was constructed (notarized)
* Picture of the road ready vehicle upon completion.
* VSA 22 "Application for Assigned VIN"
* VSA 17A "Application for Certificate of Title and Registration"
* $ 5.00 fee for VIN plate
* $ 10.00 titling fee
* Minimum Sales and Use Tax $35.00
NOTE: 3% of the total cost of the parts or the $35.00 minimum
* Registration fee
* $25.00 examination fee for all VIN inspections, verifications, or identification of serial or VIN of any vehicle.

If you have a title, it's a little different ball game, but not difficult.

I just put some wider tires on my truck, 265/70R15 as opposed to 235/75R15 and after putting a few hundred miles on my truck I have to say, I should not have been driving it with the narrower tires. I used to have an understeer problem and had to use the brakes a little to get the truck to turn. Now, I can fly through the turns without touching the brakes at all. I might drive to Sacramento and punch someone in the face one of these days. I can get there in about 45 minutes, so it might be well worth my time.

Originally posted by Justin94117
The problem is we have an uninformed guv who listens to whichever lobiest yells the loudest. They want to talk about flipfloppers Arny is the biggest.

Actually you can thank our liberal left legislature for AB2683. It was authored by Sally Lieber, Dem, Mountain View, Ca. Our governator just signed the bill that was handed to him - at least he vetoed the bill that would give 14 year old drivers licenses. Remember politicians cater to the 51% of the populace that keeps them in office.

This is the same problem the states' off road community faced twenty years ago when most of the state was placed off limits to the "publics" use. The tree-huggers made larger political contributions than desert racers. That may be a lesson that we need to pay attention to before history fully repeats itself. How many street rodders in California called SEMA or their state representative to voice their opinion?

Regards, Mark

(now stepping down from soapbox)