..sorry
Gear,
You missed the boat. The newest Pinzgauer that can be registered in Cal is a '74 ( sometimes a '75 will sneak in), nothing newer. Also, for all practical purposes, all Pinzgauers have been sold out of the Swiss Military, and you really need to be careful buying an Austrian model ( which some more are still leaving service).
As far as my716 goes, it is an abnormally and grandfathered by the DMV and CARB( CARB is the key for CAL, they have the final say, not DMV ). Cal does NOT have the 25 year rolling DOT and EPA exemption that there is federally.....and each state can chose how they care to how they want to register a vehicle ( if at all).
Also, do not get hung up on the "year" of a Pinz, but rather let the truck speak for itself. The '72 710M and '73 712M I had 6 years ago were in much better condition than a lot of newer ones I've seen... whereas my 716 is 13 years newer and was in need of more attention.
Dave
