http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/toolbox/publications/travel/importexport car.ctt/importingacar.doc
Paste the above link into your browser....this is all the information. Everything is on the web...if you know where to look for it.. Tony V -----Original Message----- From: Ed Gilroy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 03, 2004 8:10 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [lotus-cars] Exporting a car from the UK to the US isn't there a one time "lifetime" exemption on the import of a foriegn built car? I remember hearing this somewhere... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tim and Jo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, December 03, 2004 7:11 PM Subject: RE: [lotus-cars] Exporting a car from the UK to the US > > Alan, > > You may want to check with Customs (and maybe DOT) > before you bring in a car. > > It was 1968 that the Feds starting to require various > "safety" standards, as well as the EPA requiring > emissions standards around that time. > > Back in the late '70s I imported a car from Europe > and was provided a long list of requirements - everything > from break-away switches to the proper safety glass. > As a matter of fact even if the safety glass was real > safety glass, it would need replaced unless it had a > "registered" brand logo imbedded in the glass. I don't > know how much they might enforce the standards on a 25 > year old car, but they might... > > Tim Mullen > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lotus-cars/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
