Help in Denver! Options

[GK914]

Hey, I have a 1976 and thinking about moving to Denver. I have carbs, and there is basically no going back to the stock motor. Are there ways around the emissions for 1976 and up cars? It is insured as a classic, driven about 2000 miles a year. Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Rocky Mountain High!

[shelby/914]

Not to throw fuel on the fire, but the independent test facility I took mine to did not really look up anything about the car. He dutifully looked at the gas tank to make sure the filler neck had not been punched out to accept a leaded gas nozzle (like as if you can still buy leaded gas) and then stuck the probe up the tail pipe. Never noticed that the air pump was removed and the ports were plugged. Envirotest will probably look a little closer. Worst case scenario I'm familiar with was a friend who kept a stock clean running 289 that he use to drop in all of his old Fords before license renewal then pull it afterwards. There are ways to get it registered. There are even rumors from time to time that testing might go away since almost all cars pass. Most of the old polluters are long gone and the old toys are well maintained. Of course tests are a source of $$$ to the state coffers.

Dan