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Re: Shipping a car from England to the East Coast of the USA

To: "David Scheidt" <dmschei@attglobal.net>, "Mike Denman" <mikedenman@sbcglobal.net>
Subject: Re: Shipping a car from England to the East Coast of the USA
From: "Fred Thomas" <vafred@erols.com>
Date: Tue, 11 May 2004 08:05:00 -0400
Cc: <usa-tvr@yahoogroups.com>, <TVR_Pre1980@yahoogroups.com>, "British cars list" <british-cars@autox.team.net>, " Triumph list" <triumphs@autox.team.net>
References: <016901c436db$85ea7790$210110ac@MIKESDELL> <50703C3A-A2F6-11D8-978A-0030657EDEB2@attglobal.net>
David S wrote ::
> The US EPA and DOT exemption dates are 25 years from date of
> manufacture.  The state you try and register the vehicle in may, or may
> not, have a such a rule.  They're allowed to require the vehicle to
> meet the same standards for emissions and safety as any other vehicle
> of the same age.
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==
I think you are mistaken on this 25 year rule, U/S cars being manufactured
or imported into the U/S were mandated to have cata.converters in 1974 (not
trucks), so if you are having a car EPA tested for import into the U/S it
must meet the standards of manufacture for 1974.  "FT"





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