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Re: British vehicle importation to US

To: "J Arzt" <humber_snipe@hotmail.com>, <alpines@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: British vehicle importation to US
From: "Mark the Shark" <markie@gte.net>
Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2000 11:35:49 -0500
I'll be very curious to find out how this goes?  From the information I
gathered trying to import a car from Canada the safety standards are waved
after 25 years but EPA never expires.  EPA documents for importing cars
specifies that a vehicle made from 1968 on must comply with the emissions
standards for the year of manufacture.

I'm looking at importing a Triumph Dolomite from Europe so I'd be interested
to find how this plays out for you?  Did you use a import broker?

Mark Ascherl
1981 TR8 DHC FI
Raleigh, NC

----- Original Message -----
From: "J Arzt" <humber_snipe@hotmail.com>
To: <alpines@autox.team.net>
Cc: <british-cars@autox.team.net>; <hillman@can-inc.com>
Sent: Monday, November 27, 2000 10:40 AM
Subject: British vehicle importation to US


> OK, folks, here's the deal -
>
>      Being the sick individual I am, I've purchased a 1974 Commer
> Autosleeper from England. (visualize a VW pop-top camper) I've made
> transport arrangements, and it looks like it should hit the port at
> Baltimore on Jan 1,2001. My question is has anyone out there imported a
> vehicle from the UK before? Any problems, pitfalls, etc?
>
>      I have the DOT forms, and it's exempt due to age. Same goes for the
> EPA. Everything looks OK so far, I just need to figure out how they can
> stash the spares inside the vehicle!!
>
> Any input? (Other than comments regarding my degree of sanity/insanity)
>
>
> Jon Arzt
>
> 1958 Hillman Minx convertible
> 1961 Humber Super Snipe
> 1966 Humber Super Snipe estate
> 1966 Sunbeam Alpine
> 1967 Sunbeam Funwagon
> 1974 Commer Autosleeper
>
>
>
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