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Not about Ferrari but about other foreign non-US cars sold in Canada new

Discussion in 'Canada' started by bitzman, Nov 22, 2014.

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  1. bitzman

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    #1 bitzman, Nov 22, 2014
    At the last Best of Italy and
    France car show I thought I glimpsed a few foreign cars
    that are fairly recent, like
    Renault R5 Turbo , some Alfa with tiny circular headlights in convertible form,
    so I hastily thought "here's a collector car that you could buy that was probably imported to Canada so if you can get it into the U.S.you can order parts from Toronto, etc." Or is it safer to find one that somebody else already brought in? The main appeal to me would be:

    -distinctive body style
    -more recent availability of parts than truly old car of Fifties,
    Sixties, Seventies

    Or am I dreaming and the
    Canucks lock out the same cars that the U.S.. does?
     
  2. Gmaccormack

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    #2 Gmaccormack, Nov 23, 2014
    The U.S. has a 25 year law. Canada has a 15 year law. I don't see why you couldn't import whatever you want from Europe directly to the U.S. if it's older then 25 years. If it's less then 25 years old but more then 15 you could import it legally into canada only. Then importing that car into the U.S. would prove difficult as it still wouldn't meet the 25 year old regulation so it would have to be brought into compliance with us regulations.
     
  3. rnelson

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    #3 rnelson, Nov 28, 2014
    Any car over 15 years is completely restriction free to import to Canada. A few hoops, but legal to bring.
     

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