Same.

Bought my 82 Westy from an AZ couple. Had them smog it in CA, met them at
the (San Diego) California DMV, paid my fees, cursory inspection ... and a
done deal. Federal emissions, etc.

FWIW, CA currently exempts vehicles 30 years or older, although that may
change.
http://info.sen.ca.gov/cgi-bin/postquery?bill_number=sb_708&sess=CUR&house=B&site=sen
for some interesting and infuriating reading.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom Young" <tomyoung1@COMCAST.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, August 11, 2003 1:33 PM
Subject: Re: Calif: Buying out of state

> Hmmm....
>
> My '82 came in from New York.  Didn't have the California package,
> naturally.  Seller smogged the vehicle before it was sold to me though he
> was "in the business" (managed a local charity's car donation program) so
> maybe he cheated.  In any case, I had to have it inspected by the
California
> DMV before I could get California plates and the inspector clearly was
> looking for the manufacturer's "smog compliance" sticker in the engine
> compartment.  It was a Federal, not California sticker, but there were no
> hassles.  I'd recheck this.
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
> Tom Young                       '81 Vanagon
> Lafayette, CA 94549         '82 Westfalia
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jason Milam" <jason_milam@HOTMAIL.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Monday, August 11, 2003 11:43 AM
> Subject: Re: Calif: Buying out of state
>
>
> > Have you invesigated the smog issue?  A friend brought his '80 Westy to
> > California from Montana intending to sell it here. Not having been
> > manufactured for sale in California the vehicle is lacking emissions
> > equipment required by the CA DMV. Estimates to bring the thing up to
code
> > were around $1200 - $1500 - and that's with no gurantee that it would
pass
> > the actual emissions test even then. He'll be driving it back to Montana
> to
> > sell it there most likely... unless any listers are interested...
>