Registering a Race car in California

Haven't checked this thread for a long time as I had to put the Dart registration on hold. Thanks for the info and ideas. I'll be visiting DMV in the near future, so we'll see how it goes.
Was told by a professional vin duplicator that fender stamp (numbers) and vin are completely different and independant. CHP thought the "64" on fender tag referred to the year. Vin guy said it represented an original 6 cylinder with a floor shift!