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>> A friend of mine want to bring his 1989 Land Rover back with him from
>> assignment in Africa. Does anyone know what is required...smogging and DOT
>> safety stuff, etc?
>>
>
>Call the US customs. They willsend you a booklet on requirements. You will
>havwe
>to contactthe EPA about emmisions requirements. If the LR is NOT
>a US spec one, there will be a list as long as your arm about
>changing safety features to US specs...it's VERY detailed. I believe it can
>get a little expensive. Tell him to flog it and buy a pre '68 and bring that
>in instead....no smog or bumper regs to pass.
>
>Marcus
Or you could do what my father did when he imported an Italian-spec '73 BMW:
He paid about five or six different shops about $20 each for receipts showing
that the improvements necessary had been done, then to prove it to the
EPA/DOT/etc. (alphabet soup people) he photographed the relevant parts of a
U.S.-spec BMW of the same model (which he happens to own :) and sent them in.
No problems at all.
And as a side note, I'm pretty sure that Euro-spec '73 BMW is quicker than his
U.S.-spec '85 Porsche 911. Now why the man limits himself to German cars is
beyond me. With what that Porsche cost, he could have bought a nice Healey!
Oh well.
Cheers!
Michael Chaffee
mchaffee@sumter.cso.uiuc.edu
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