By now, you`re probably familiar with the 25-year rule, which states that any car not destined for the U.S. market must be 25 years old to be legally imported into the U.S. Unfortunately, the R34 Skyline is still one of those cars, as it has never been crash or emissions tested to US federal standards. One important thing to note is that cars implicated in the Motorex scandal and excused by the U.S. government don`t count. The R34 Nissan GT-R is a revered sports car coveted by enthusiasts around the world. We know that it`s currently illegal to own one in the U.S. until at least 2024, when the first R34s can be legally imported under the 25-year rule, but that doesn`t stop enthusiasts from looking for loopholes. It`s especially tempting to buy one just across the border in Canada on any day of the week. What is the snack? Don`t import cars illegally from Canada, Japan or elsewhere! You may not like laws, but you don`t want to expect the penalty if you break them. You won`t be driving funny cars behind bars – wait until 2024. Yes. With the exception of two of the limited editions – 1999 V Spec and 2002 M Spec Nur, which can be imported under „Show and Display” conditions, all other versions of the Skyline R34 are still illegal to import until the age of 25.

These specific models were chosen by the U.S. government for their historical significance: the Midnight Purple V-Spec is a limited edition from the first year of production of the R34, while the 2002 M-Spec is only a limited edition from last year. No other legal GT-R cars on the road can be imported as part of Show and Display, and even those 567 cars would be severely limited in terms of mileage and overall use cases until the 25-year window opens. In January 2024, production of the R34 GT-R began in January 1999. Keep in mind that the 25-year rule states that the car`s VIN number must be 25 years old. This means that an R34 GT-R with a chassis number can be legally imported from June 2000 from June 2025. No, a 15-year-old rule currently applies to all imports from countries other than the United States. However, the Nissan Skyline R32 and R33 are legal. You`d better do a lot of homework to make sure the car you found is actually road legal, as roadworthy GT-Rs are almost non-existent in the US.

It may seem logical to drive one across the border and drive in a state like Florida with less restrictive title laws, unless it`s illegal. It could even be a crime, and even the intention to sell it could be illegal. If you want to avoid spending between $180.00 and $550,000 on one of the limited editions eligible for „Show and Display,” you`ll have to wait until they`re 25. Or you can move to Canada, where they have been legally allowed to be imported since 2014. Many people think that cars cannot be imported legally if they are right-hand driven, but this is not what causes problems. In fact, Subaru sold a mail-in version of its heritage in the United States, which was RHD, and other brands did too. Does anyone have or know someone who has obtained a skyline from Canada? I know you can do it, but you have to be 15 years old to be legal. I live in Maine, so suppression is really not public relations.

Thanks to longstanding classic car laws, cars that are not eligible for import and registration in the United States stay until age 25. Since the R34 was produced from 1999 to 2002, this means that the first legal sale of Nissan Skylines R34 in the United States will take place in 2024. After that date, importing the car from Canada is actually quite simple. Let`s design a scenario. You are importing your R34 illegally into the United States. You want to have a plate on it, so find a backyard company that offers plates and commits a crime faster than you can say, „Too soon, Junior!” These are some of the only ways an R34 GT-R can land on Craigslist in the US, and none of them come with guarantees of legality. The most important thing to remember is that just because you managed to register a car doesn`t make it legal, according to the U.S. government. Your beloved R34 Nissan GT-R could be crushed into a cube at any time while driving it on the road. That`s right – this registration could be revoked. The process of getting a car to meet U.S.

emissions and safety standards is called federalization. But even if you could modify an R34 (or other gray market import) to meet U.S. regulations, you`d have a lot of work ahead of you, and the car probably still wouldn`t be legal to import given the high-profile nature of R34 in the eyes of the law. However, the rule does not apply to all versions of the R34 GT-R, as limited editions excluded from the list can be imported under the „Show and Display” rules. Two of the limited models are excluded from the 25-year rule. The first is the 1999 Nissan Skyline GT-R R34 V-Spec Early Model Limited Edition, completed in Midnight Purple II, built in the early years of the Skyline R34. The second model you can legally import is the 2002 Nissan Skyline GT-R R34 M-Spec Nur, which was approved for import under „Show and Display” in 2017, with only 253 ever built. No. The R34 GT-R can only be legally imported into the U.S.

under the 25-year rule, which states that a car that was not originally sold in the U.S. market must be at least 25 years old. If you find a car that has already been imported by Motorex or another company with current or past flaws, the U.S. government may have issued a bail release to legalize it. These cars don`t quite comply with federal regulations, but authorities seem to look the other way.