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Originally Posted by Grovsnus
http://www.nhtsa.gov/cars/rules/impo...ges/page6.html
That's because he's not a registered importer. A private person has to get a registered importer to do the application and approval work for him or her.
And that was back in '87, and the laws have changed a bit since then - in part because of Gates and Allen's 959s.
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Those were both done by Bruce Canepa, who did them in the last five years. The simple fact remains that without a large amount of support for a particular car, the odds of getting one brought into the US and being able to legally use it as a regular car are nearly zero.
There are certainly work arounds, like Noble was able to use for a short period of time by selling the rolling chassis separate from the motor, but for getting a production car from a brand like BMW into the US, the chances are very slim. There was certainly a demand, albeit small, for the CSL and recent E92 M3 versions that weren't offered here, but those have all met with a notable lack of success.