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Re: Importing a TR2 to the US

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Subject: Re: Importing a TR2 to the US
From: dsimpson@ds2.ncweb.com (david r simpson)
Date: Mon, 23 Jun 1997 19:57:03 -0400 (EDT)
>On Mon, 23 Jun 1997 bill@zuo.dec.com wrote:
>
>> I'm moving to the US (from Switzerland) this year and I'm wondering
>> what I need to do to import my '55 TR2. It's a RHD car.
>> Do I need to do any conversion or emission tests ?
>
>It would depend somewhat on which state you plan to locate yourself.
>However, I suspect you would have very little trouble registering the car
>here. Some states might require you to install a laminated windscreen if
>the car doesn't have one, and you might want to install headlamps
>appropriate for driving on the right (again, if the car doesn't already
>have them). It is also possible that you might have to installed sealed
>beam, "DOT (U.S. Department of Transportation) approved" headlamps.
>
>Beyond that, the car shouldn't be a problem to register if all other
>equipment is present and working. Emissions and safety standards really
>didn't otherwise begin to affect most cars in the U.S. until the early- to
>mid-1960s.
>
>--Andy
>
I thought that all cars had to have seat belts regardless of the age??
A state law??

Dave Simpson
NE OHIO
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