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Due to recent efforts by the California DMV to license cars that meet all safety and emissions requirements, I can no longer verify grey area vehicles made for foreign markets for registration in Montana under a Montana LLC. All such vehicles must have updated emissions systems to meet California law.

Below are some of the vehicles that I've verified so far and there may be others that I will also post as time permits. All photographs were taken by Richard Nichols and are copyrighted © under federal and international copyright laws. They are posted here only with permission of the vehicle owner and may be used only with express written permission of the vehicle owner and copyright holder.

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Photo of 2015 Freightliner Recycling Trucks (Two)
2015 Freightliner Recycling Trucks (Two)

These two Freightliner trucks have been in use for about a year by a San Jose recycling company as part of their large fleet but when they went to renew the registration, the company was informed that they had to be verified since apparently they never had been done.
Photo of 2015 Ford F-150 Super Cab
2015 Ford F-150 Super Cab

New fleet vehicle purchased from out of state dealer, then shipped to Watsonville.
Photo of 2000 Toyota MR2
2000 Toyota MR2

Collectible rear-engine Toyota in San Jose was just purchased from out of state.
Photo of 1948 Dodge 3/4 Ton Pickup
1948 Dodge 3/4 Ton Pickup

Nice partially restored and updated 1948 Dodge pickup is in good running condition but had not been registered in some years so needed to be verified in order to get current registration.
Photo of 2009 Featherlite 4926 Trailer
2009 Featherlite 4926 Trailer

Recently relocated to Cupertino, CA from Colorado, this 2009 Featherlite 4926 Trailer brought the family's belongings and kit car, towed behind their 1994 Ford F-250 Club Cab truck.
Photo of 1998 Casita Spirit Deluxe 16'
1998 Casita Spirit Deluxe 16'

1998 Casita Spirit Deluxe 16' has been beautifully updated with hand-painted decorations on the outside and a Hawaiian motif inside.
Photo of 2017 Tiny Portable Cedar Cabin Park Model
2017 Tiny Portable Cedar Cabin Park Model

Nice brand new 2017 Tiny Portable Cedar Cabin Park Model is still being finished by the Santa Cruz owners needing only a few finishing touches inside before they move in.
Photo of 1930 Rolls-Royce Phantom I
1930 Rolls-Royce Phantom I

Beautiful all original Brewster bodied 1930 Rolls Royce with barely over 20,000 miles on the odometer was recently purchased from the family of the original owner and brought to the Watsonville area.
Photo of 1947 Dodge Flatbed Truck
1947 Dodge Flatbed Truck

This 1947 Dodge Flatbed Truck hasn't been run in over 30 years and was recently purchased and moved to Vacaville.
Photo of 2015 Freightliner Recycling Truck
2015 Freightliner Recycling Truck

This Freightliner trucks has been in use for about a year by a San Jose recycling company as part of their large fleet but when they went to renew the registration, the company was informed that it had to be verified since apparently it never had been done.
Photo of 1983 Buick Regal Wagon
1983 Buick Regal Wagon

This beautiful single-family owned 1983 Buick Regal Estate Wagon was recently brought from Tennessee to temporary storage in Los Altos were we verified it. Later it will be taken to Southern California where the owner lives.
Photo of 1962 Volkswagen Beetle
1962 Volkswagen Beetle

Several owners previously and before it looked as nice as it does now, had intended on making a dune buggy from this car so never got a title when he bought it and no owner since has gotten one so the new Campbell owner, who got it from his father, will have some work to do but a VIN verification is a required first step.
Photo of 2017 Ford Fusion Hybrid
2017 Ford Fusion Hybrid

2017 Ford Fusion Hybrid was purchased from an out of state dealer by the new San Jose owner and verified at my location.
Photo of 2018 NJF Mfg Fuel Pro 950S Trailers (2)
2018 NJF Mfg Fuel Pro 950S Trailers (2)

Two 2018 NJF trailers with tanker conversions were verified at the owner's San Jose location. Due to the proprietary nature of the tanker conversion, only the pair of wheels is being shown here.
Photo of 1967 Sunbeam Tiger MKII
1967 Sunbeam Tiger MKII

Nice V8-powered sports car was last registered in another state, then brought to Southern California sometime in the last few years. Still bearing an out of state title, the car is now in the San Francisco Bay Area where it was verified.
Photo of 1965 Imperial LeBaron
1965 Imperial LeBaron

This vehicle, a 1965 Imperial LeBaron, had a California title in the current owner's name but was last registered several decades ago so had fallen from the DMV's database. The only way to regain non-op (non-operational) status was to verify it and, as it is currently inside a restoration shop in another state, some travel was needed to do the verification.
Photo of 2016 BMW Plug-in Hybrid
2016 BMW Plug-in Hybrid

This very unusual 2016 BMW X5 xDrive40e plug-in hybrid from Virginia was just brought to Sunnyvale by the new owners and verified at my San Jose location.
Photo of 2018 Titan Cub Tiny Home
2018 Titan Cub Tiny Home

This 2018 Titan Cub is a very tiny Tiny Home that needed to be verified in Santa Cruz. Perfectly suited as a break room for a construction site or perhaps a mobile beauty parlor, it is currently for sale. As seems typical with many tiny homes, this one wasn't properly stamped with the VIN so that needed to be done prior to the verification.
Photo of 2008 Lamborghini Murcielago LP640
2008 Lamborghini Murcielago LP640

This 2008 Lamborghini Murcielago LP640 was bought out of state and transported to the new owner's garage here in San Jose, which happened to be just a block away from my own location.
Photo of 2017 Ford Fusion Platinum
2017 Ford Fusion Platinum

This new 2017 Ford Fusion Platinum was just purchased through a Texas dealer and delivered to the owner in San Jose where he brought it to me for the verification.