I recently purchased a 1974 Innocenti Mini Cooper 1300 Export from Oregon. During the out of state title transfer with CA DMV, all went well except for the lack of a Federal Emissions sticker, which is required of all vehicles 1968 and newer. They mentioned I needed to contact the manufacturer to get a sticker for the vehicle and Mini BMW just shrugged and said it was built out of country and they couldn't give me a sticker as a result. It's all a bit crazy to me, as the vehicle is smog exempt. This sticker is literally just an informational sticker and I have no idea how to get my hands on one now. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

 

Contact these people as they are the ones that deal with those types and years of Mini's !
Check out their Web site too !

( Or you will need to go to a California Smog Referee to get a signed piece of paper that says your car is OK )



T: (800) 992-7007

P: (530) 886-0771

 

Get thee out of this God forsaken S-hole of a failed state, for starters. That's my plan anyway. I hate this ****ing place.

 

I'd call the folks at Mini Mania or Seven Enterprises and seek some help

both of these places do a LOT of classic Mini business, have been around for a LONG time and are in CA

in the past both have been willing to spend time on the phone with a potential customer . . .


https://www.7ent.com/

https://www.minimania.com/

 

Thanks for the tip, I'll reach out to seven and mini mania as you and Capt_bj mentioned.

 

as as you now know

MINI and Mini are NOT the same ..... and since you bought an Inno' even MORE different ....

 

please tell us what happens

for benefit of others tomorrow . . .

 

Find a photo of one... print it out... laminate it, double stick tape and call it good....

Or have a sticker shop print it out.

Or "make one" that looks right and has all the correct info...

 

So, I considered making a sticker that looked like the real deal, but ended up having a cop fill out the paperwork for me. As long as it’s filled out by an authorized agent, the DMV could care less. Problem solved.

 

anti-climatic!!

In VA to transfer a title I had to have cop sign papers verifying the VIN ...... fortunately I lived next to a cop cuz what are you going to do .. go inside to the desk and ask for this service ... they'll laugh at you. <ask how I know >
In Florida when VIN verification was needed for title transfer, the Florida DMV person walked outside with me .... OMG

 

That is going to be a tough row to hoe since there has been no federally certified mini since 1967. By the letter of the law your car still needs to be emissions compliant even if your not getting it smogged annually.

 

did you ever get help with this ?

 

Hi. I just purchased a 1973 Mini and having the same issues with DMV, California. Were you successful in obtaining the label? If yes, please let me know how to proceed.

 

Please advise which paperwork is required. The local DMV field office did fill out the paperwork but Sacramento rejected it. Help!