When people were importing "grey market" Porsches from Germany,
there was a list of what had to be changed to be "Federal-legal",
including headlights, door bars, bumpers, emissions, etc and I don't have the list.
Once you had it inspected and signed off as US-legal, you also paid to get the original stuff put back on......
that way it could be the equal of "JDM"......
...if you wanted that status........
There are sometimes imports sold at govt auctions where you can buy a confiscated import where the time ran out for the owner on getting it converted to US specs. There are websites.......
I would be very cautious about giving out any information to the govt on a car I liked,
until I had learned all that I needed to know from someone who has successfully
been through the process....this prevents confiscation/crushing/auctioning without full due process.....
Originally Posted by
RoadRacer
Someone local had their rb25 seized by customs as it entered the US. I'm not sure if it was a paperwork issue or a legality issue.
...this quote is from another thread on the same page as yours....
At one time a McLaren full blown race car could be registered in Florida as
a "grove Goat".......I don't know if this can still be done and don't ask how
I know this.-Bob
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Ever see the movie: Rainman? Shyster Tom cruise was importing and converting cars to US specs.........as time and money
were running out.-Bob
quote=thereturnofdark;7081133]whoa whoa whoa. So you have to import 2 WORKING identical supras for them to destroy just so they can crash test them and even that's not a guaranty they'll make the original car legal?[/quote]