I was frantically working on my '39 pickup in order to be able to join a
friend
with another '39 in a group of funky old vehicles in the local Independence
Day Parade. Last Friday the cab and front clip had been cleaned up and
primered and the bed was off for sandblast, primer and new wood. I took a
break from the tools and trailered the cab and chassis out to DMV in
order to get the registration and the mandatory VIN verification. After an
hour in line they told me to bring the vehicle to the VIN verification area,
which I did. After 10 or 15 minutes of waiting there, a DMV person comes
out, looks at the cab and chassis and says "it's not finished yet, we can't
do this." To make a long story short, and after showing the supervisor the
factory spec option of "cab and chassis" she still refused to look at the
VIN
but issued me a temporary registration and requires re-inspection after the
bed is in place.
I'm applying for Historical Vehicle status which is a class by itself, not
auto, not truck.
Needless to say, if I had a temperature gauge on my body, it would have been
pegged out.
Can someone tell me this: Do you have to be a jerk before you're hired by
the DMV
or do they learn that on the job?
I have registered several of these old timers over that past few years and
EVERY
time it's a new hassle. I know they're hoping I'll just take my old truck
and just go away.
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Whitney Haist
Orinda, CA
Chevy Trucks: 2-'46s & a '39
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