From: Alan Wise (awise1@cinci.rr.com)
Date: Sun Feb 06 2005 - 14:13:33 PST
> If I were to buy a two stroke Trabant, for example, and the year is lets say
> a 1970, that somehow got over here to be placed in a museum but never
> registered to be on the road in this country, could I register it and
> operate it on the public roadway?
>
> Sonny
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Stephen Grammont" <islander@midmaine.com>
> To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> Sent: Sunday, February 06, 2005 1:28 PM
> Subject: Re: [MV] Importing a vehicle for off road use.
>
>
>> I'm pretty sure the importing itself is Federal and not State. My
>> understanding is that you can't even import it unless it meets Federal
>> guidelines, period. Someone near me tried to import a hybrid car years
>> ago without checking and it was impounded at Customs, complete with
>> storage fees for a year before it was sent back to Europe (UK I
>> believe).
>>
>> Tom, I'd contact US Customs and find out what the deal is, but I don't
>> think you have much hope of ducking the 25 year rule.
>>
>> Steve
>>
>> On Feb 6, 2005, at 12:04 PM, m35products wrote:
>>
>>> The short answer is "50 states, 100 sets of rules."
>>>
>>> apb
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Tom B" <tbryan@nova.org>
>>> To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
>>> Sent: Sunday, February 06, 2005 11:41 AM
>>> Subject: [MV] Importing a vehicle for off road use.
>>>
>>>
>>>> Hello All,
>>>>
>>>> Can a vehicle (Russian UAZ-469) be imorted into the US before it is 25
>>>> years old for off road use, and then when it turns 25 be registered
>>>> for
>>> the
>>>> road? The vehicle in question is a 1984. The 25 years is the DOT
>>>> requirement. It is already exempt from EPA.
>>>>
>>>> Tom Bryan
>>>>
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Yes, because it is over 25 years old and considered vintage in most states.
I have imported four vehicles and titled them all.
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