[V8] Bringging Canadian cars to the US

[Scott DeWitt]

You can only bring cars over as parts if the drivetrain is incomplete, namely the engine is removed.
Any and all vehciles privately imported must meet US saftey and emissions standards. It either must be 25 years old or older, or federalized to meet US emissions and saftey standards for the year of manufacture. 

It is a myth that you can import vehicles from other countries into the United States by first bringing the car into Canada. 

To import a Candian vehicle into the US without having it federalized you must have documetation from the manufacturer that the vehicle meets US satftey and emission standards. Just because it meets Canadian standards does not mean the vehicle will meet US standards.



---- "Karl D. Middlebrooks" <benzeenprophet at hotmail.com> wrote: 
> They do not need to be sold as parts cars. While I'm not sure of the 
> procedure, I do know that my 93 began its life as a Canadian car before it 
> was registered in California by the previous owner (it's got some sticker in 
> the door indicating that it's a Canadian car). The California title I 
> received was not branded in any way, nor is my Oregon title.
> 
> Of course, the gubmint could have made things more difficult in the 
> meantime, but I did a little research a while back trying to get a Lotus 
> Esprit into the country from the UK, and if I could have gotten the thing to 
> Canada, then it was no problem to bring into the US. I couldn't get it to 
> Canada, because Canada (if I recall correctly) was even more restrictive 
> than the US on bringing entire cars into the country from overseas.
> 
> Anywho, check this out: It has lots of good links to it. It was what I dug 
> through when I was doing my research:
> 
> http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_do_you_import_a_used_car_from_canada_to_the_US
> 
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "Ron Wainwright" <ron_01056 at yahoo.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 3:10 PM
> To: <v8 at audifans.com>
> Subject: [V8] Bringging Canadian cars to the US
> 
> > So........ looks like I need to know what it's going to take to get these 
> > two V8's to the States.
> > Do they need to be sold as parts cars? Or could I drive the good one over 
> > the boarder & haul the other one? haul both?
> >
> > Ron
> >
> >
> >
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