Marcos Maniacs

Ok, after years of dithering I have finally applied for my green card 
and I'm planning to move to the US mid next year.

Is there a cat in hells chance I can get my LM registered in the US?
As a kit car or something?
Thoughts?

I think chances are slim to none. Read these posts on Pistonheads:

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&t=325458

Don

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--- In MarcosManiacs@yahoogroups.com, "marcoscazzer" wrote:
>
> Ok, after years of dithering I have finally applied for my green card
> and I'm planning to move to the US mid next year.
>
> Is there a cat in hells chance I can get my LM registered in the US?
> As a kit car or something?
> Thoughts?
>

Marcoscazzer

Kit cars have a percentage of owner construction requirements in most
states.  This is why most rolling kits come in to the US with out engines; I
suggest you check with Department of Motor Vehicles in the state which you
are moving to and get all the details, the requirements vary greatly from
state to state.  Good luck because you are going to need it!!

Thanks

Stephen

 

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On Behalf Of marcoscazzer
Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2007 7:01 AM
To: MarcosManiacs@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [MarcosManiacs] Green Carding My LM

 

Ok, after years of dithering I have finally applied for my green card 
and I'm planning to move to the US mid next year.

Is there a cat in hells chance I can get my LM registered in the US?
As a kit car or something?
Thoughts?

Well it will be NY state.
I was wondering, if I brought it into canada by ship, drove it into 
the US and then registered it as a kit.....
It hasn't got the original engine or gearbox and there are definately 
bits of it that are home built. (The plenum for the supercharger for 
one).
I am right in thinking that they don't document cars driven in fron 
Canada yes?
Or am I just risking getting it crushed?




--- In MarcosManiacs@yahoogroups.com, "Tess254" <tess254@...> wrote:
>
> Marcoscazzer
> 
> Kit cars have a percentage of owner construction requirements in 
most
> states.  This is why most rolling kits come in to the US with out 
engines; I
> suggest you check with Department of Motor Vehicles in the state 
which you
> are moving to and get all the details, the requirements vary 
greatly from
> state to state.  Good luck because you are going to need it!!
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Stephen
> 
>  
> 
>   _____  
> 
> From: MarcosManiacs@yahoogroups.com 
[mailto:MarcosManiacs@yahoogroups.com]
> On Behalf Of marcoscazzer
> Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2007 7:01 AM
> To: MarcosManiacs@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [MarcosManiacs] Green Carding My LM
> 
>  
> 
> Ok, after years of dithering I have finally applied for my green 
card 

> and I'm planning to move to the US mid next year.
> 
> Is there a cat in hells chance I can get my LM registered in the US?
> As a kit car or something?
> Thoughts?
>

--- In MarcosManiacs@yahoogroups.com, "Nick Wadey" <nick@...> wrote:
>
> Ah but then you'd be importing it into Canada - has to be over 15 
years old, and all sorts of nasty hoops to go through there as well - I 
can't take my 1986 Mantula with me, as it wasn't road registered 
until '96 :-(
>

Well technically I wouldn't. It would be a temporary tourist import and 
would be out of the country within a week.
The US has that option, but then it would be on an official US import 
record.
I don't care if it's on a canadian import record. :)