Did Dealers remove SMOG?

[TimG]

I owned a 1969 Chevelle SS with a 325 horse 396 and M40. This car had 9900 miles in 1998 and had no smog pump or holes in the original exhaust manifolds. When this was researched I found that because of the closed element air cleaner and automatic transmission it was smog pump exempt. Also, a 12,000 69 Indy Pace car I owned had a 350/300 horse and automatic transmission. This was smog pump exempt and had no evidence of ever having a smog pump. Neither of these cars were delivered to California.