imported cars legal after 25 years old?

[TekuDrifter18]

i have seen that number thrown around alot but haven't herd if it is actually true. can anyone clear this up or is it all an assumption

[Gold Digger]

It's true. Once a car reaches 25 years old, it's legal for importation with no problems.

[MySXisSlowerThanUrs]

What if i buy a GTR now and keep it in storage for anther few years till that 25 year mark hits. Would i be able to register it or does it have to be imported?

[TekuDrifter18]

not to sure but i would assume that since it is not 25 years old it would still technically be illegal to have in the states.

[Leegamer]

not to sure but i would assume that since it is not 25 years old it would still technically be illegal to have in the states.

Not true, as long as you're not driving it on the road.

[wingFeather]

This is the word on the street...

But I wouldn't want to be the one who pays to have a 25 year old Skyline imported & then find out it needs to be sent back.

It's your $$$

[Gold Digger]

What if i buy a GTR now and keep it in storage for anther few years till that 25 year mark hits. Would i be able to register it or does it have to be imported?

No, because in order for that to work, the paperwork has to state that the car was imported from country of origin to the U.S. on or after it's 25th year. So, if you brought it into the states, then waited, it would still show that the car was imported before it was supposed to be.

Not true, as long as you're not driving it on the road.

See above.

not to sure but i would assume that since it is not 25 years old it would still technically be illegal to have in the states.

Correct

[fayceoff]

What if i buy a GTR now and keep it in storage for anther few years till that 25 year mark hits. Would i be able to register it or does it have to be imported?

Yeah, you could do that - as long as the storage isn't in the US...

[Hobbystock]

In Colorado you can register anything 25 years old, You get collectors plates that last for 10 years. They do that so you don't have to show proof of insurance every year to get it registered.

[EZcheese15]

In Colorado you can register anything 25 years old, You get collectors plates that last for 10 years. They do that so you don't have to show proof of insurance every year to get it registered.

The 25 year mark is a federal law, not a state law.

Insurance on the other hand, is dependent on the state law. Most states require that you have insurance on any vehicle, regardless of year.

[Leegamer]

No, because in order for that to work, the paperwork has to state that the car was imported from country of origin to the U.S. on or after it's 25th year. So, if you brought it into the states, then waited, it would still show that the car was imported before it was supposed to be.

See above.

Correct

I didn't realize that.

[themadscientist]

Asian girls only have to be 18 to import.

[MastaYu]

[brizanden]

to op. even if you could how would you drive it in 25 years? make your own gas? lol i doubt we will have gas as a fuel source in 25 years.

[themadscientist]

R32 should break 25 years in 2015, run it on home made moonshine.

[brizanden]

that might be the only one you can get before we no longer have gas lmao.edit: i will so be that guy driving around an r34 running on my ****ty highly unstable homemade gas when everyone else is driving hover cars. lol ill have the old school roads all to my self

[themadscientist]

They grow a buttload of sugarcane around my neck of the woods, know that I will be converting the old battlewagon to ethanol when it becomes necessary. I might hang the tail of an extension cord out the back just to keep people wondering.

[TekuDrifter18]

to op. even if you could how would you drive it in 25 years? make your own gas? lol i doubt we will have gas as a fuel source in 25 years.

well the R32 which is the one i want is 18 years old so i only have to wait 7 years.

[irax]

can anyone find anything that can confirm this?

[EZcheese15]

can anyone find anything that can confirm this?

Confirm what, the 25 year law? Or the Canadian 15 year law? I don't have time to look up the actual article and section number right now, but it's there. Read this:

http://www.nicoclub.com/articl...shtml

[I_Farted]

Make life easy get a 72 s30z...no dot epa nothing just rolling =]

[irax]

nope, it still has to comply with DOT and EPA, an illegal motor is an illegal motor

just because states registration does not require a smog test does not mean that you can just swap in something that does require emissions without it.

[EZcheese15]

nope, it still has to comply with DOT and EPA, an illegal motor is an illegal motor

just because states registration does not require a smog test does not mean that you can just swap in something that does require emissions without it.

According to federal law, any vehicle older than 25 years old can be imported and does not have to meet any EPA requirements. It does however have to meet DOT requirements (EPA is federal, DOT is state).

Also, any car with a motor that is 25 years old or older can be imported, but you can not legally put an older motor in a car than what the year of the car is. So in other words, it's perfectly legal to import a '72 Z. However, you can not import a '90 Z with a '72 motor in it, or in fact, even swap a USDM motor from a '72 into a USDM '90 chassis.

[Biggamehit]

maryland just recently bumped down to 20 years

[EZcheese15]

maryland just recently bumped down to 20 years

Not to import a vehicle. It is a federal law that states 25 years to be EPA compliant. What you are referring to would only apply to state mandated emissions laws.