Account of Another R34 Nissan Skyline GT-R Seizing in California
Update: GT-. Blog is reporting that two more .34 GT-Rs were seized today by ICE officials, along with an .32, and is warning Kaizo-imported GT-. owners living in Southern California to keep an eye on their cars.
It would seem the …. Justice Department has . bee in its bonnet over .34 Nissan Skylines imported by Kaizo Industries. The GT-. USA blog is reporting that another .34 GT-. has been seized by Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials, who evidently showed up at the owner'. home and took the vehicle.
Kaizo Skylines are shipped over from Japan as DOT-compliant body shells, but without their drivetrain components — thus making them legal to import as “automotive components” under …. law. Kaizo, which has . presence on both sides of the Pacific, then reinstalls those drivetrain bits in California. It'… business, and . legal way of acquiring an .34 GT-. to own and drive in the ….
GT-. Blog is speculating that the car'. SB 100 registration status might have stacked the decks against the owner and car. SB 100 is an exemption for kit cars (that aren'. going to be driven much) that allows them to be registered without . smog test; only 500 cars statewide per year can be registered this way.
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