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Re: How To Import A Landcruiser

Post by unwiredadventures » Mon Feb 01, 2010 8:43 am

ssc wrote:I want to buy a new landcruiser. Not the one sold in the US, but a new 70.
All the great new solid front axle Landcruisers are not available in the US. My LC is the last year they were available here with solid front axles. I've surrendered to the idea that I'll just keep what I have and do a diesel swap when the gas engine dies.

On the Defender, I heard of a company in Canada that brings over new diesel Defenders and then does some sort of frame and parts swap to make the vehical legally defined as an older vehicle which is legal for import in the US.

I believe most of the import loopholes have been closed since the heyday of gray market imports of the 80's.

There may be some allowance for alternative energy vehicles like alcohol, propane, electric or other fuel. I could be wrong about this.

California has an allowance for custom built cars, but it may be hard to qualify this as as one:
http://www.dmv.org/ca-california/custom ... -Built_Car?
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Re: How To Import A Landcruiser

Post by Chazz Layne » Mon Feb 01, 2010 9:31 am

Yeah, there was an article on a "custom built" Defender 110 in the last issue of Overland Journal. They basically salvaged a totaled '97 NAS Defender 90, a 110 frame from scrap, a bunch of bodies headed to the schmelter, and rebuilt it from scratch (beautifully, I might add).

/me puts this project on the list of things to do when he owns a garage. :lol:
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Re: How To Import A Landcruiser

Post by sdnative » Fri Feb 12, 2010 6:05 pm

Steve,

check these out. LHD too. Unfortunately they are gassers.

Items 3438, 3437

http://www.purplewave.com/cgi-bin/mnlis ... UTOMOBILES

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Re: How To Import A Landcruiser

Post by unwiredadventures » Fri Feb 12, 2010 6:59 pm

sdnative wrote:check these out. LHD too. Unfortunately they are gassers.

Items 3438, 3437

http://www.purplewave.com/cgi-bin/mnlis ... UTOMOBILES
They have some soft of "official" license plate. I wonder if they could be registered.

24 bids on one of them so far.
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Re: How To Import A Landcruiser

Post by ssc » Fri Feb 12, 2010 7:43 pm

Thanks for the heads up. I will try to get some info.

Regards,, Steve
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Re: How To Import A Landcruiser

Post by sdnative » Sun Feb 14, 2010 2:46 pm

Here's another one. As with anything 25 years old or less, you may have to get creative getting it registered.

http://forum.ih8mud.com/vehicles-traile ... oject.html

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Re: How To Import A Landcruiser

Post by sdnative » Wed Feb 17, 2010 6:09 pm

Here's another one. I have a pdf of the add if it expires. I also have the contacrt info of someone local if you want to have it checked out.

http://houston.craigslist.org/cto/1603301043.html

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Re: How To Import A Landcruiser

Post by ssc » Wed Feb 17, 2010 11:52 pm

Eric, Thanks for the heads up. I have a few rigs I will be looking at next month.
Regards, Steve
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Re: How To Import A Landcruiser

Post by SteeevO » Fri Feb 19, 2010 12:37 am

Great thread and info guys. hopefully one day i'll get my hands on a nice Nissan Patrol.


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