In the early 70's the CHP used to set up check points, besides the lights
and such they used to stick an emissions tester up the tail pipe. I have
fond memories of avoiding them, or maybe it was the '59 I was driving then,
or maybe that I remember way back then....

At 01:51 PM 5/8/97 -0500, you wrote:
>Here's what I do know for sure.
>I observed a roadside (yes, from a fixed location) 
>dyno smog test on a front wheel drive vehicle.  Extra fan pointed to 
>the front of the vehicle to assist in cooling.  This was in Auburn, 
>California, on April 29th.  Auburn is about 60 miles NE from Sacramento.
>