2014. Year of the R32 and S13?

[GTR-Garage]

It was my understanding that this would not work. After speaking to the CPB/NHTSA they made it quite clear that the importation documentation must show that the vehicle was imported no sooner than the month it meets the requirements for the 25 year rule. From what I understand that documentation is going to be required to prove federal legality when attempting to title the vehicle and obtain insurance as a "classic" or "historic" vehicle.

Originally Posted by coreyh

do what im doing. import a 90-93 for cheap, leave it in your garage and either build it or maintain it, then when it becomes legal, register it. in California you can import any car and list it as a track car/ohv and avoid the bs paperwork, then store it here. its not gonna be super amazingly cheaper but it'll be easier to find one. Also sidebar, the skyline is going to be expensive regardless, its like trying to find a cheap old corvette. they may go down in price but most are still out of reach.

[coreyh]

Originally Posted by GTR-Garage

It was my understanding that this would not work. After speaking to the CPB/NHTSA they made it quite clear that the importation documentation must show that the vehicle was imported no sooner than the month it meets the requirements for the 25 year rule. From what I understand that documentation is going to be required to prove federal legality when attempting to title the vehicle and obtain insurance as a "classic" or "historic" vehicle.

you can bring in any car before the 25 year mark it just will not be recognized as federally legal, but states like florida or Washington will sometimes let it pass. but once a car is past 25 years old its considered a classic and is exempt from the bar and nhtsa regs. but that is only after it passes the 25 year mark. it needs to be the exact date.