Importing/Obtaining a STATE LEGAL Skyline 33-34GTR?

[Sayajin]

Okay guys. Now before the flaming begins please at least read the post in its ENTIRETY first!

I have read countless posts on importing a Nissan Skyline to the US and I know that for all intents and purposes it is close to impossible to get a Fed legal Skyline here. I also know that Motorex is the ONLY place to get a FED legal Skyline and they are down for the count right now. All of this I know. I also know that you can import a Skyline as a Kit-Car or a show only car and get it here relatively easily. Of course however you have the obvious risk of having your car confiscated. I also realize that only an RI can import a car into the states. Once again ALL of this I know.

Now here is my issue:

I live in Atlanta, GA. In the state of GA it is very easy to register just about any vehicle as long as you have a title for the vehicle. That is the background.

Now what I am interested in is obtaining a STATE LEGAL Nissan Skyline 33-34GTR. I am not interested in obtaining a FED legal one. I just want to obtain a 33-34 Nissan Skyline GTR that I can register in the state of GA, even if I cant go register it in Cali and the sort. As stated above I realize that there is a risk to this, however it is one I am not too worried about. In the state of GA as long as your vehicle is registered legally the cops let you do damn near whatever you want. Also emissions are not going to be a problem for me as I will be registering it in a county without emission requirements. Essentially all that I need is a Nissan Skyline 33-34GTR and a title so that I can register it. That is the information on what I want to do. Now for my points/questions.

I will probably be financing a large portion of my vehicle through a finance company. Chances are it will be a specialty company that finances exotic/classic cars if I cant find a normal finance company that will finance a 95-2000 vehicle. I would assume, but want to make sure, that this would mean that I need to get the vehicle here in the US so that I can give the check to the seller. Or would it still be possible to import the vehicle and still have it financed?

If so, who are the best companies/RI’s to get a STATE LEGAL 33-34GTR imported to me? I know there are countless scams online and companies that just take you for your money. I want to make sure that I am using a company with a reliable reputation. If the best/most cost effective way to get it done is as a kit car then that is fine as well. As I said, as long as I can get a title for it registering it is not a problem. I am just trying to figure out what the best way to do this is. Any specific company/RI recommendations would be appreciated. Be it Kit car or whole car.

Otherwise I would of course have to get one that is already in the states for finance purposes. What would be the best way to go about locating and obtaining one of these? From my research they are pretty hard to find. Most people are advertising MotRex cars and prices even if they may not really be Fed legal. I don’t want to pay Motorex prices for one of these cars, especially when I only need it to be state legal.

Thank you very much for the help in advance guys. I know that the importation subject has been BEATEN to death however 99.9% of the topics are on FED legal vehicles not STATE legal vehicles. Feel free to offer any constructive comments and information. Anything that will help in my quest is greatly appreciated. On a side note, I have already located a number of specialty finance companies that finance exotic/classic cars, but if anyone has a specific finance company that will finance 95-2000 cars they would like to recommend I would greatly appreciate that as well, be it specialty or conventional. Once again thanks for the help, I truly do understand the difficulty and near impossibility of obtaining an FED legal Nissan Skyline 33-34GTR. However for the most part, as long as I can get one here to Atlanta with a title, I can easily make it STATE legal. Thanks.


-Sayajin

[usagtrpilot]

If you are looking for a state legal car, chances are it will be a kit car or the like. Any car that has been through a legitimate RI will be federally legal as far as DOT/EPA, and thus will be rarer and more expensive. BTW, Motorex is not the only RI that has ever legalized a car. Mine was done thru G&K Automotive.

Cars pop up on Ebay from time to time. I've seen a couple of Motorex cars there in the last month or so, and the price for those hovered around 60-80K. I even saw a 1200HP R33 on Dupont Registry for 130K. That was quite a car BTW.

I have also seen "questionable" cars on sites such as Evolution Imports, and Skyline Imports. My advise to you if you go that route is, never buy a car sight unseen. I've heard of people getting ripped off under that situation, which is a bit foolish IMO.

Another issue I have heard is that insurance companies will not cover claims involving state legal/kit cars. You might want to verify coverage with whatever company you select before commiting to a car.

If you are serious about getting a GTR and have loot to back it up, RB Motoring might be able to steer you in the right direction.

Just found this on Skylines Downunder.. Beautiful, but not cheap at all.. http://www.parkplaceltd.com/pages/fi...e.aspx?id=5600

Good luck

[TrAutomotiveWorks]

Hey Sayajin, I am a Tuner here in Texas and currently have a R34 GTT and an R34 GTR (in the way) and also just sold a R34 GTR.

All my Skylines are street legal (legalized) over here, but I use them as track cars. I have sold some and have a partner who imports them from Japan (He lives there, in Nagoya) so if you would like an R34 or R33 just e-mail me or call me sometime. I also brought bak an S15 a couple of months ago.

As far as legalizing, it becomes really hard once the car is here in the US, just ask Motorex (since they are pretty much going out of business). But if you legalize it before it leaves the ports at Japan it is a whole lot easier (at least thats how my partner does it).

Regards,
Esteban Soto
TR Automotive Works

P.S. I am selling my R34 GTT 1999 right now (you will see a thread that i posted) if you would like to look at it (just make an offer).