I'm trying to register in CA, my SAS speedster that I bought used. It had previously been registered in Nevada. CA requires the VIN to be located in atleast two places. I found one stamped into the frame in the front of the vehicle, but can't find another one. The one in the door panel doesn't match the frame one.
Any suggestions?
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Contact Steve Lawing at Specialty Auto-Sports.
If you can't reach Steve, contact me on the SOC forum 'Dialogs'. 
Who R U?
Harbor Freight and others sell a set of punches for putting numbers into metal. DIY.
Is that Paul Robbins' car?
The reason I chose not to address the issue directly on the forum is that the solution can be somewhat complex now that the CA DMV has been involved without some prior consultation with Steve or another SAS owner that has followed this specific car and the CA registration issues for awhile.
Steve indicated to me this morning that he has been involved wth this car again recently and expressed some frustration that he is often the last to be consulted on this issue.
My advice is to work with SAS on the registration issues related to this car.
Yes. It was Paul's SAS Speedster.
Who R U?
My name is Jack, and I bought this speedster from Paul Robins.
Is that Paul Robbins' car?
Yes, I bought it from him on 6/27/12.
My name is Jack and I'm the proud owner of Paul Robin's speedster.
Welcome to the wet and wild madness Jack. You should join us on the SAS owners website where we swap stories and share ideas. It is also a haven for folks who are currently in the build queue.
Hoss
I have had to do this on many cars. Its not a big deal. You need to take it to a CHP station. They will inspect it. I have done this on a few mini coopers that i have brought into the country. CHP is just looking for stolen parts. Motors and transmissions mostly.
Nick;
Won't the CHP be suspect that the frame VIN issued by SAS and the door sticker VIN issued by the state of Tennessee don't match? The VIN issued by TN was accepted by NV after all.
Jack
I dont think so, but not sure. I know that they took serials off of a tons of parts and run it thru a database to see if it was stolen. Once it cleared they gave me the car back. It takes about an hour.
The last car we did this with, we made a door vin tag to match the frame and went to AAA and had them deal with everything. No questions asked.
