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All CA Owners-
Just got my first renewal for my 68 vert. $261 ! ! !
What happened to the $35 registrations? Is this normal, or do I go down to DMV to fix this?
Thanks!
![[Linked Image]](http://i570.photobucket.com/albums/ss147/trapperjwg/68%20Firebird%20400%20Convertible/Picture001-1-1.jpg) ![[Linked Image]](http://i570.photobucket.com/albums/ss147/trapperjwg/68%20Firebird%20400%20Convertible/DSCN0650-1.jpg) John Gragg '68 400 Droptop Riverside, CA.
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Welcome to Kalifornia.
It also (probably) includes some past registration currency requirement(s). Prove that it was non-operative and it should go down to $71 plus $10 per year of non-op (if I recall correctly). Do you have personalized plates?
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first renewal for my 68 vert. $261 ! ! !
Thanks! In Minnesota, classic car owners pay a "one time" license fee. So you never have to pay again. I think it was around $100 per car. Good reason to keep your car a long time.
I used to be indecisive. Now I'm not sure. I feel like I am diagonally parked in a parallel universe. 1968 400 convertible (Scarlet) 1976 T/A - 455 LE (No Burt) 1976 T/A New baby, starting full restoration. 1968 350 - 4 speed 'vert - 400 clone (the Beast!) 1968 350 convertible - Wife's car now- 400 clone (Aleutian Blue) (Blue Angel) 2008 Durango - DD 2008 GXP - New one from NH is AWESOME! 2017 Durango Citadel - Modern is nice! HEMI is amazing! 1998 Silverado Z71 - Father-daughter project 1968 400 coupe - R/A clone (Blue Pearl) (sold) 1967 326 convertible - Sold  1980 T/A SE Bandit - Sold
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Mine was just $97.00 with personalized plates.
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Mine is $71, standard plates, operational. (though, sadly, never operated)
 400HO vert, 3 speed, 8-track, deluxe parchment/flambeau burgandy
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I see that the non-op fee is now $18 instead of $10. Here's a list of fees that might be tacked on to your registration: CA Registration Fees The initial fee is still $34. ... and if you have personalized plates - of which there are many styles - here's the fee schedule: CA Personalized Plate Fees
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I was going to click on that website to see what the fees were, but there was a $17 fee just to get the password.
400HO vert, 3 speed, 8-track, deluxe parchment/flambeau burgandy
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I'm taking donations for that ...
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I was going to click on that website to see what the fees were, but there was a $17 fee just to get the password. LOLOLOL
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I pay $254/yr with collector plates...pretty effing good in BC with Gov'mt 3rd party....
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Thanks all for the replies - "Kali"fornia, and others. I know Schwarzenegger jacked up the prices, but this is robbery!
Ok - So something is up. I paid all my fees when I bought the car, so it should have settled down to a normal range of $40 to $60. I will look into this a bit more - I don't have any special plates, not designated as a collector, etc.
Thanks!
John Gragg '68 400 Droptop Riverside, CA.
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Apparently you are not a collector but the Government is!
  '68 Numbers Matching 400HO Coupe
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Yea I need to get my 67 firebird back out here to cali... I still have the plates just need to re regester it out here. Its been sitting in MO for a long time.
1967 firebird A.I.R. 400 or California-emissions Firebird 400 four-speed hardtop. It also came with dual factory traction bars or safe-T- track rear axle, 10 bolt posi, front power disc brakes, PS, a Muncie 4 speed, Console, Dual exhaust, dual horns, and Soft Ray Glass windshield. Red on Red car... and a hood tach, rally gauge cluster... Maybe for sale??? Its sitting in MO and I am now in CA. Anyone want to haul it my way? PM me.
1220 of them were “(WU)” 400 A.I.R. 4 barrel manual transmissions. (Engine codes in parenthesis are for cars built with AIR Injector Exhaust Control, code 616. This was an emissions reduction modification performed on the heads. They were cast with an air injection passage to reduce emissions. They were installed on Firebirds manufactured for sale in California only).
It has a 24 339 code for the dealer on it from PHS... It was from Peninsula Pontiac, 2909 Pacific Coast Highway, Torrence, CA 90505
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My 69 Firebird in July this year was $71, and my 71 Nova was $69 in June this year.
If you look at the renewal you got in the mail it has a break down of the fees
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