First Motorex, now Kaizo. More GTRs seized by police forces from Cali owners.

[Glides]

It's not illegal to own them, it all depends on how the cars arrived in the country and what motor is installed in the car, that's it. There's tons of guys I know driving around DR30's and older cars, as well as R32's, etc. that are not for street use, 100% legal to own.

FMVSS apply to vehicles for road use which is why the NHTSA (National Highway and Traffic Saftey Administration) governs the rules.

Again, Daryl is in hot water because of how he brought his cars in the country and hooked up lots of his customers.

Also, anything 25 years and older IS legal to own. Under 25 years, legal to own, not drive on street. Sure you can get a title for one if you are tricky at the DMV, but it is NOT legal and if it's looked into close enough, it will be spotted. You used to be able to bring them over with the Military. I once almost bought a Soarer that was brought in like that.

Sure it's legal for you to own one, but NOT legal for you to drive it on the street. There used to be the Rally rule, I think it's still in effect. If you owned one, y ou could own it for one year, then it had to either be sold or go back out of the country.

[Type-R]

You used to be able to bring them over with the Military. I once almost bought a Soarer that was brought in like that.

If you owned one, y ou could own it for one year, then it had to either be sold or go back out of the country.

Military can still ship them through what's called TMO, but the vehicles must be listed on the non-conforming able to be modified into compliance list via the NHTSA.

The 1 year temporary import rule only applies to non U.S. citizens eligible to bring along a POV while they are on temp status in the U.S. This is most commonly seen during GumBall rallies.

[speedminded]

Also, anything 25 years and older IS legal to own. Under 25 years, legal to own, not drive on street. Sure you can get a title for one if you are tricky at the DMV, but it is NOT legal and if it's looked into close enough, it will be spotted. You used to be able to bring them over with the Military. I once almost bought a Soarer that was brought in like that.

Sure it's legal for you to own one, but NOT legal for you to drive it on the street. There used to be the Rally rule, I think it's still in effect. If you owned one, y ou could own it for one year, then it had to either be sold or go back out of the country.

The issue is the R32 and R34 are both on the list of vehicles that CAN NOT be imported or made compliant. That means illegal to own or drive. The Porsche 959 was on that list for practically 20 years. Bill Gates' 959 was seized and sat in a US Customs warehouse for over 10 years before it was removed from that list. I believe Jerry Seinfeld had a hand in making it legal as well.

The Soarer could be legal, depending on the model, because a similiar model was available here. The last time I checked on bringing it or the Altezza over you needed to have a letter from the manufacturer stating it was exactly the same as the model here safetly wise and/or you would need to write an essay stating why you need this car here vs. it's US counterpart...then the governing bodies say yay or nay. There was no like model of the Skyline.

The one year temporary loop hole is how the rally cars are brought over. You can not be a US citizen, its brought it under the owners VISA, it's bonded, and CAN NOT be sold under any circumstance. It must leave the country within 12 months. That's what the bond insures.