Brendan O'Shea wrote:
>
> Hi,
> I've been lurking on the list for a few weeks now, while shopping
> for a TR. This past weekend I finally bought a 1973 TR6. In order to get it
> licensed, I need a piece of paper from US Customs saying it was legal to
> import it from Canada. Before the customs man will give that to me, he
> wants an official, written statement saying that it meets the 1973 US
> safety standards. I'm going through the official channels to (hopefully)
> get this, but am wondering :
> 1) Has anyone else successfully done this?
> 2) Does anyone knows what (if anything) was different in the US &
> Canadian TR6s in 1973? (with respect to safety)
> 3) Does the certificate from the 'British Motor Industry Heritage
> Trust Fund' (mentioned a few times in the past weeks) give sufficient
> detail to determine safety features?
> 4) Does anyone know of any way to expedite this? Unofficial
> channels? Back-doors? Who to bribe? (just kidding, Mr.customs man)
>
> Any help is appreciated, thanks,
>
Brendan,
Congrats on the new purchase. I know fellow lister Chris Bullock just
did this. His email is
bullobc@vtxix.slg.eds.com
Best of luck.
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