who's good with the law?

[clay69camaro]

So i bought a newer car on march of this year. i bought it from a local used car dealer. the car is highly modified, and when i was buying it i made sure to ask if it passes smog, they of course said yes and showed me a certificate and i was sold. well a few months down the road and mr police man doesn't like my car too much and pulls me over. he has me pop the hood and says the intake blow off valve blah blah is all illegal without the proper CARB stickers. he sends me to the california state referee station where i fail miserably. and the car is no longer allowed to be driven on the street and i have no car to get to school because the camaro is in pieces.
so who should i try to take to small claims court? the dealership who may have paid the smog shop off but i'll never be able to prove it. or the smog shop who has a history of violations when it comes to properly inspecting a car?
by the way the car is a 2005 subaru sti, if you've never been in an awd car test drive one they are a blast, the law man doesn't approve of them very much though because of young high school kids and the rice rocket scene.