Yes!!!! I saw you staring! Right by South Park Abbey, your dog was doing its biz. I actually get a lot of those stares so don't worry! I went to Food Bowl Market and then watched the cars race at Qualcomm right after and had a whole family flip out on seeing a Cortina. Based on a lot of peoples reactions to my car lately I may just keep it.

I saw you in South Park today.  I stared hard at your car and then made the connection! You we're headed South on Fern/30th at Grape and I was standing with my dog on the corner who was embarrassingly wearing a cone of shame. 

Your car was really friggin' sweet. Great job on it. 

I'm over by Qualcomm Stadium. I had an idea a non DMV place would be an easy pass! I'll look the SD Mini page up and add it. Thanks for the input!

I used a non-DMV place to do DMV tasks recently here in San Diego and there was no issue getting a title issued. It was for a car I bought in CA but was still registered out of state.  All I needed was a Bill of Sale, original out of state title, and a filled out "Application of Title Issue/Transfer" form. They did a quick vehicle inspection, and by quick they checked the VIN and mileage and I was good to go.

Where in SD are you? Hop onto the San Diego Mini's Facebook page, it shows our meet-up times and classics for sale pop up from time to time. We meet as a group once a month. 

I can NOT help you with this..in Calli...I  have  NOT sold classic mini to Calli in over TEN years.  who needs all the grief.. so easy here.. . just get vin inspection.. and then you can take or express mail  to DMV special titles and get title in same day..for $98..

Well over here in San Diego we have a few offices that can do almost everything the DMV can do, you just pay a little more to not wait in line or deal with people that hate their job. Each time i've traded for another vehicle i've never had a problem and they state that they can do out of state transfers. I was wondering if getting a non CA reg'd Mini would be much easier through them.

You have that right! Sadly, the biggest problem with the CA DMV is the people behind the counter. You're left to the "interpretation" of the law depending on which employee you deal with, and often that can turn into nightmares. 

I've even scooped up paperwork from bad DMV clerks and went to another DMV for a second chance. Terrible... 

cut off year is 1975..btw and I have seen folks NOT being able to even register.. 68-75 classic minis or land rovers.. IF they are DIRECT imports..  think it ALL depends on the PHAT lady at DMV behind the counter..  there..

Not only is that information patently false (the cutoff year is 1976), but there is a proposal pending in California that would amend the law, extending the legal requirements for smog-check from 1976 vehicles clear through 1980 if insured as a collector vehicle


//leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB1239 

Cool i'll check that out. I actually had someone offer to ship a classic Mini plus cash, but I couldn't find a pre 75 Mini online. That and the fact i've heard so many horror stories of cars getting stuck at port and being sent back or to the crusher.

destijl. the cortinas bring BIG money in the UK.. list of www.carandclassic.co.uk  or www.gumtree.com might even call gerry wadman at Sussex Sporting Cars in Brighton.. UK  and then buy you a nice CLASSIC mini and register somewhere other than WEIRD Calli.. later bc

Yeah that's the problem i've learned I will have to deal with. Finding a Mini in Cali that's already reg'd here in this state. If I can sell this Cortina i'd prefer to just browse the Mini market here in CA. My goal is to find one by the start of summer.

hi destijl..  oh man . if you were NOT in Calli.. sure someone could come up with nice classic mini for ya..  btw.. just had friend import 1966 morgan 4/4 and was DENIED Calli tag and title..  CARB is saying now needs to be PRE 1966 to register.. as 1966s. had SMOG?? what planet does CARB live on?? later bc

Yeah it is a dope car! Super fun too, but I can't take my wife and dogs along for a cruise! I need a family cruiser. 

That cortina is dope......I am in the same boat but reverse. Trying to trade my mini off.

I haven't had much luck but I figured I would try on the forums. I was previously searching for a classic Mini and came upon a trade I could not pass up. Well few months later and I have the itch to try and get into a classic Mini again. Not sure if anyone here is into Euro Fords, but I have a Cortina and i've been trying to trade for a classic Mini. Maybe someone on here has 10 Minis and could use a Cortina? I'm in California.

Here's the Cortina ad on Mini Mania.
//www.minimania.com/cars4sale/13541/1968_Other_Deluxe_Other

It's also on craigslist/ebay, came close to a few trades but no luck.