There is support for locking down smog regs yet more. Check this out:
In California, home of the strictest car emissions regulations in the U.S., cars produced before 1976 do not need to undergo smog testing. California State Senator Dean Florez has proposed legislation that would remove that exemption for cars registered in the San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District.
What would that mean if it were passed into law? It would mean that as of January 1, 2009, any car registered in a rather large swathe of central California — from the 1974 Maverick to the 1929 Model A — would need to pass every current and future smog test. If it didn’t, it couldn’t be driven.
How many cars could that possibly apply to at this point?
