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The government is in the middle of a schoolyard fight about who took who’s lunch money in 2012, and while we won’t side with any particular party, we will, however, take advantage of the government’s attention being diverted elsewhere. While the DOT and EPA continue to tell us what cars are good for us, Customs still remains the final barrier to clear. So what’s a classic car enthusiast to do but wonder what American roads would look like if Customs was to shut down?
We’ve all thought about it or even started colorful debates pitting which cars were worthy of our devotion to smuggle in. After all, Europe seems to get all the fun stuff, like the Nissan Skyline R32 (33 and 34) and the Ford RS200. Hell, even a Pagani Zonda would be nice to see at a Cars And Coffee event.
What black market car would you import if Customs weren’t an issue?
Image Source: blog.lmpcars.com
Sorry to correct you, but in the case of the Skylines, us Europeans don’t get all the “fun stuff” Skyline R34/33/32 etc. are only available to us via the Import-scene. Only in Great Britain the R34 was available at Nissan Dealers. Continental Europe had to go without or import the car from the U.K. or Japan, just like you.
Rather a moot point now that it’s out of production, but there’s no car I eagerly await the 25 year mark more than the Alfa Romeo Brera:
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Diesel Hilux, 1967-and-up Aussie-only Dodge Dart wagon, Plymouth Valiant Ute (in a huge way), those are my big three. I mean, I know all of them are basically past the age where it would be difficult to import them, so none of these would be a challenge to get here even despite Customs keeping the lights on.