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Jason Williams (Pristines4)
Junior Member
Username: Pristines4
Post Number: 180
Registered: 12-2002
| | Posted on Saturday, March 29, 2003 - 3:53 pm: | |
Martin,
The law your talking about is basically just another title for the car.
The specifically is known as the Show and Display title. It allows the owner to bring in any car, register it under that title, and drive it on the street legally.
I had done research about 1.5 years ago about importing a 959 from CarClassic.com through G&K Automotive. Contact them, Kenny, if you're interested in importing one.
G & K AUTOMOTIVE
3231 SOUTH STANDARD AVENUE, SANTA ANA, CA 92705
714-545-9503
And here's more RI's if you're interested:
http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/rules/import/RIlist_01072003.html
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Martin - Cavallino Motors (Miami348ts)
Advanced Member
Username: Miami348ts
Post Number: 4138
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Friday, March 28, 2003 - 7:01 am: | |
Kenny,
that is in theory true but you still have to do crash tests. I kew a guy in NJ that had in 1990 two F40s when they were traded for $1.some Million. He had them imported and had to do crash tests, since then there was no US F40s yet. They killed 2 or 3 bodies they ordered from Ferrari.
So yes in theory.
Interesting though:
Aparently ther eis a law on the books that you can import any car and drive it even if it does not comply with US specs if it is driven less than 2500 Miles per year. I am looking into that right now for a customer that wants a 288GTO, which are also not street legal in the US.
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Kenny Herman (Kennyh)
Member
Username: Kennyh
Post Number: 716
Registered: 8-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, March 27, 2003 - 8:48 pm: | |
Basically, in a discussion about a Porsche 959 that was for sale in the states that is now able to be driven on the streets, one of the other forum members said you could not convert a Euro car that wasn't crash tested by our government to a U.S. spec car.
Here is the thread:
http://www.ferrarichat.com/discus/messages/8226/223640.html?1048819406
I believe you can convert any car as long as you spend the money to make it U.S. road legal, no? |
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