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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 meed 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 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 1959 Porsche Convertible D
1959 Porsche Convertible D

This nice and ready for restoration 1959 Porsche Convertible D roadster has been in the same San Jose family's care for decades but has fallen from the DMV records so needed to be verified so that it can be given a new home.
Photo of 1969 AMC AMX
1969 AMC AMX

This beautiful 1969 American Motors AMX was just purchased out of state in partially restored condition so needed to be verified in order to transfer title to the new Salinas, CA owner.
Photo of 1974 Reliance Dump Trailer
1974 Reliance Dump Trailer

This 1974 Reliance dump trailer was purchased some time ago but never transferred due to a faulty verification by the CHP, so I re-verified it for the Soquel customer.
Photo of 2016 Airstream Trailer
2016 Airstream Trailer

Living in California on an extended contract, the owner chose to buy and live in the Santa Cruz Mountains in this beautiful Airstream trailer.
Photo of 1956 Studebaker President RHD
1956 Studebaker President RHD

This local 1956 right hand drive Studebaker President 4-door sedan needed to be verified for it's current owner. Adding to the good styling are larger, wider wheels from a 1972 Plymouth Fury.
Photo of 1976 Kawasaki KZ750B1
1976 Kawasaki KZ750B1

This motorcycle was recently imported from Canada so needed verification before being registered in California.
Photo of 1957 Continental Mark II
1957 Continental Mark II

This rare 1957 Continental Mark II, a separate make for 1956 and 1957, which originally cost as much as a Rolls-Royce or two Cadillacs, was recently purchased from the original family and is currently in Boulder Creek but is on its way to Sweden once a California title is obtained as the original title had a typo in the VIN. Otherwise it would have been on its way by now.
Photo of 1978 Harley-Davidson Sportster
1978 Harley-Davidson Sportster

Recently purchased in Florida and brought to San Jose, this 1978 Harley-Davidson Sportster was without a speedometer as it was exempt in the state from which is came. However, the new owner installed one so I was able to verify it and it now has its new license plates.
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 1963 Ford Galaxie 500 4-Door Sedan
1963 Ford Galaxie 500 4-Door Sedan

1963 Ford Galaxie 500 4-Door sedan was in the family for many years and has sat in the Santa Cruz Mountains for the last couple decades.
Photo of 2000 Wildwood Trailer
2000 Wildwood Trailer

Made by Forest River Inc, this Wildwood trailer now in Santa Cruz still had the Nevada plates and registration so needed to be verified for registration here. However, it was missing the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) sticker which caused issues at the DMV so it's important to be sure that everything is there before I come out!
Photo of 1954 Packard Patrician (Blue)
1954 Packard Patrician (Blue)

This two-tone blue 1954 Packard Patrician had a California title in the current owner's name but 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 2006 Maserati Quattraporte
2006 Maserati Quattraporte

Very nice but extremely dusty black 2006 Maseratti Quattraporte awaiting some touch-ups at a body shop in San Jose.
Photo of 1985 Lamborghini Jalpa
1985 Lamborghini Jalpa

This beautiful 1985 Lamborghini Jalpa, which apparently was originally sold in Europe, then registered at one point in Canada and another in Virginia, is now in Seaside where the owner has relocated. At the moment it is their desire to obtain only a Non-Op due to issues with the emissions system and the lack of an emissions sticker that the California DMV requires. It was in a tighter area than is really required when doing a verification.
Photo of 1999 StarCraft StarLite Travel Trailer
1999 StarCraft StarLite Travel Trailer

This 1999 StarLite 21' travel trailer by StarCraft was recently given to the new owner in Milpitas by a relative in Arizona so needed the VIN verified in order to get the new title. In this case, the federal sticker was missing so we instructed the owner to contact the manufacturer which immediately mailed a new copy to allow the verification to be possible. On trailers of any sort but especially older ones, this label is often missing due to being baked off by the sun but it must be there in order to perform a 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 1993 Stewart & Stevenson M1078 Flatbed
1993 Stewart & Stevenson M1078 Flatbed

Ex-military vehicle, this 1993 Stewart & Stevenson M1078 flatbed was huge! Recently purchased by the San Jose owner after having had a previous civilian owner in another state, it required a verification in order to title and register it. As the photo shows, the verification was done at night at my San Jose location.
Photo of 2013 BMW M3 Convertible
2013 BMW M3 Convertible

This lovely dark blue 2013 BMW M3 retractable hardtop convertible was just purchased from out of state by the new Sunnyvale owner so required a verification.