Jay Leno’s star power wasn’t enough to persuade a California legislative committee to pass a measure to allow owners of classic cars like him to be exempted from the state’s rigorous smog-check requirements.

The Assembly Appropriations Committee on Friday blocked Bakersfield Republican Sen. Shannon Grove’s Senate Bill 712 from advancing for a full vote. Leno had testified in support of the measure in Sacramento earlier this year.

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    5 days ago

    Guys, don’t mouth off unless you know what you’re talking about.

    You sometimes need to drive hundreds of miles to get the ECU to get into it’s long-term running state and they’ll pass you.

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      5 days ago

      It sure is gonna take forever to get the right ECU data from a car made in the 40s or 50s

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        4 days ago

        I’m sure you don’t actually know what the fuck you’re talking about.

        1999’s are 25 years old and fall under this shit.