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Regarding the VIN - when I originally tried to register the car it came up with an error due to the japanese car having a short vin number - All I had to do was have an insurance agent witness the Vin on the engine and frame (only 2 locations was required) and then once accepted she continued the insurance process with an override - A few days later I received a registered letter stating the insurance company accepted the short VIN.
Since it currently is the only right hand drive in BC the RCMP registered a custom VIC (vehicle information code?) for it, the short one they one-handed hammer into their onboard computers which brings up all the registration, owner information etc. I didn't have to do anything for this, they just did it and sent it, saying that because it was the only one they had to create it. The idea as stated before is that I would just drive it right across the border to its destination, and leave it there - returning in something else or try to explain to the TSA why I was flying one way This thread has really expanded with some good information - keep it rolling guys. -One
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I think that is what Tom was driving at. Shhhhh...this is certainly not legal. And its all about plausible deniability.
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Cant you just say its a certified Postal Carrier?
You know, put a yellow light on top and throw some junk mail in the back seat.
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The US Customs guys are not stupid. Not all at the same time anyway. IF they decide to investigate, they will scrutinise it very carefully and they WILL figure out that it's not a USDM car.
From what I've read, they would impound and dispose of the car. Depending on the circumstances, the owner might get away with just a slap on the wrist (apart from the loss of the car). But if the owner has tried to cover up by tampering with the VIN, falsifying documents etc, they would end up in a lot more trouble. Better to keep the car untampered IMHO. Most importantly, don't give the authorities any reason to investigate. Keep it under wraps and pretend it doesn't exist. Phil.
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which makes the "drive it here and fly home" all the better. Once it is here then the car could be "vin converted"
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Here's a very interesting thread: http://www.gtr.co.uk/forum/99254-r32...-any-help.html
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http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2009...ore-questions/
http://www.0-60mag.com/online/?p=22394 There you go, picture of ICE officer posing with seized car. These are real people with jobs to do. Transporting a non-compliant car across the border, and storing a non-compliant car in a barn under a car cover could result in future problems down the road. Once the 25-year limit passes, how would one prove how/when/where the car legally entered the country? Where is the customs clearance? Who was the Registered Importer? Where is record of the bonding? The car had to enter somewhere and at sometime, and customs paperwork is necessary. Border agents keep records. The scary part was posted earlier, insurance. If any person or any person's property was ever damaged, a good attorney would investigate. The insurance company would investigate. There is no defense whatsoever for operating a non-compliant vehicle unlawfully imported, and even less defense if one altered the VIN to obtain registration. The result would would be personal ruin. Further, if the car can't be driven, why bother? Basically, every thought process to skirt the law will eventually result in legal problems. http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1P2-620627.html More fun at the border.
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Interesting link.
That Cizeta has a UK license plate, so I ran a DVLA vehicle enquiry on it. It was built in 1995, imported into the UK in 1999 and is still registered here, not listed as exported. According to DVLA records, it's Grey and has a 4994cc engine (Actually Red and 5995cc). The most ironic thing is that as only 8 were ever made, the owner could have made it USA legal under the show and display law. But they didn't and now they've lost it.
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I know... I was laughing my ass off when I heard it too
In all reality he just wanted the RHD but everyone poked fun at it calling it JDM Tom |
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I can understand this with a car that was never imported... But the SVX was... it is merely a model change. It is structuraly the same car... Done right, it would be nearly impossible to determine it was not infact a "converted" car
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