How is this R33 legal?

"XJDano" (xjdano)
10/11/2013 at 16:27 • Filed to: None

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DISCUSSION (30)

maximillious > XJDano
10/11/2013 at 16:30

It isnt necessarily legal. Although it is certainly beautiful as fahk

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > XJDano
10/11/2013 at 16:31

Unless it's registered as something else I would say....it's not legal. Only 20 years old.

William Byrd > XJDano
10/11/2013 at 16:32

Might not be!

AbigGRNboot > XJDano
10/11/2013 at 16:32

What do you get when you cross an elephant with a rhino?

Elifino.

Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney > XJDano
10/11/2013 at 16:32

Short answer: it's not. It may be legal in Missouri, but it's not per the Feds.

area man > XJDano
10/11/2013 at 16:35

If you have to ask the question, it's probably not.

Bird > XJDano
10/11/2013 at 16:38

It's not. Just a shady seller.

2 Wheels awesome! > XJDano
10/11/2013 at 16:38

Didn't the military used to (still does??) allow transport of one vehicle when changing duty stations for officers? Maybe a Marine in Japan brought home this war trophy via that loophole. I've heard of guys taking Corvettes over to EU duty stations and selling them for a huge markup...

Goshen, formerly Darkcode > XJDano
10/11/2013 at 16:40

inb4crusher

maximillious > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
10/11/2013 at 16:40

If its registered as something else its even more illegal :P

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > XJDano
10/11/2013 at 16:41

He could probably get away with registering that as an impala, due to the taillights, lolol

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > maximillious
10/11/2013 at 16:41

Fair point. I just can't imagine it being registered legally with its proper name

maximillious > XJDano
10/11/2013 at 16:43

Its as legal as this one in MO

http://semo.craigslist.org/ctd/4059556172…

maximillious > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
10/11/2013 at 16:44

haha yeah i know what you mean. It makes me happy to see these in the US legal or not. They are kinda like Weed. Sure its not legal, but everybody really loves it and it should be.

Anima > Bird
10/11/2013 at 16:45

Also, no mention of a respray worries me a bit. (engine bay/rest of the car)

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > maximillious
10/11/2013 at 16:46

you found the one guy who doesnt like or want to be around weed. lol

just not for me.

oh, and while i respect their capabilities, i'm note really a skyline fan either

wow, sounds like i dont like anything fun. good thing i like muscle cars.

maximillious > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
10/11/2013 at 16:48

Yeah you really were walking a fine line there bud... you saved yourself in the last sentence... I was about to post a "Haters gonna hate" meme

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > maximillious
10/11/2013 at 16:53

Oh trust me, I love muscle:

http://oppositelock.jalopnik.com/montego-gets-l…

Let your ears be happy for a minute.

Bird > Anima
10/11/2013 at 16:57

Yeah, I noticed that too...I think a lot of people with illegal cars are trying to dump them before the r32 is legal and devalues their cars...

Bird > 2 Wheels awesome!
10/11/2013 at 16:59

In certain situations armed forces will transport service members vehicles...but they still have to be legal to import.

ZeroOrDie - Powered By MZR > XJDano
10/11/2013 at 17:01

I suppose it doesnt matter it is not a GTR but a GTS-T?

DOMdotCOM > 2 Wheels awesome!
10/11/2013 at 17:03

THIS. I have a friend who had one of 4 Corvette C6s in England a few years back... Straight piped and cammed C6, he said it was the easiest way to get laid...

JayZAyEighty thinks C4+3=C7 > XJDano
10/11/2013 at 17:06

R33 laws are different (due to a company trying to change JDM import laws in the early 2000s only getting part way through R33 Skylines), but I doubt this one is...

I'm afraid we can only wish it well. Military people can bring cars over, though.

Shane Moore > ZeroOrDie - Powered By MZR
10/11/2013 at 17:10

This is the reason it is legal. I've researched this in the past and as it sits the only technically illegal R33 is a GTR.

ninequattroquattro > XJDano
10/11/2013 at 17:16

This thing has been all over the internet... Wonder what the story is!

ZeroOrDie - Powered By MZR > Shane Moore
10/11/2013 at 17:27

Ah ha! Nailed it.

Gamecat235 > XJDano
10/11/2013 at 17:30

A number of skylines have been legally imported into the US. The number isn't large, but so long as they were done correctly, they are legal. R33's specifically have been partially accepted as long the mandated federalization has occurred.

More here: http://www.jktechnologies.net/manufacture.ht… and here: http://www.nhtsa.gov/cars/rules/imp…

My biggest concern is that it's a '93, and while there may be some pre-'96 vehicles which may be here legally, I would treat this one very carefully (the range of crash tested and accepted federally mandated vehicles is from '96-'98).

PlayerWAN > XJDano
10/11/2013 at 18:09

Beat you to it buddy.

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DavidHH > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
10/11/2013 at 19:01

Good answer.

"It is fully legal and registered as a Nissan Skyline with original Japanese vin." does not state were it is actually legal on a public road. Canada? Japan? ......

Blunion05 drives a pink S2000 (USER WAS BANNED FOR THIS POST) > Shane Moore
10/11/2013 at 19:24

Really? I saw an R33 GTR in September.