Some were purchased by military personnel serving overseas and brought back
at the end of their tour. Some were brought over by foreign nationals
(students, diplomats, etc.) and later sold. Some cars were converted. Most
of the loopholes were closed years ago but the cars that slipped through
them are still here.
My TR6 PI has passed annual emissions tests in Pennsylvania and Illinois.
Some residents of California have to contend with tougher enforcement which
includes a visual check for the original emissions equipment. I believe
cars built up to 1973 are exempt from this check. California is the only
state allowed to impose it's own environmental regulations because their
agency pre-dates the Federal EPA.
I'm pretty sure Federal regulations allow cars that are more than 25 years
old to be imported even if they do not meet USA standards. I'm also sure
any self respecting bureaucrat could find a way to make it difficult. ;{)
At 12:57 PM 11/29/2002 -0700, sjklaassen wrote:
>Were any of these cars ever sold by dealers in the U.S.or are the cars in the
>U.S. privately imported ? If so, how do you get around the emmission laws to
>register them? Mike from Australia
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