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Not familiar with other states, smog inspections every 2 years in Calif for '76 and newer sent many solid west coast square doors to pick and pulls, the hassle of smog inspections and maintaining an older vehicle was not worth it for your average non enthusiast pickup owner. There was a Calif law vehicles became smog exempt after 30 years old, but the creeps in Sacto ended it in 2006. It's not the climate that kills vehicles in Calif, its the politicians. The nationwide cash for clunkers law contributed to the demise of the pool of square doors as well.