2 Door 1980 RR on ebay

[LI Disco]

On ebay 1980 2 Door


http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Range-Rover-Diesel-Two-Door_W0QQitemZ180172436576QQihZ008QQcategoryZ6295QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
no affiliation

 

[LRflip]

is that legal?

 

[D Chapman]

is that legal?

Yes

 

[sven]

is that legal?

Yeah why wouldnt it be legal?

 

[bovw]

is that legal?

As long as it's 25 years old. 2008 makes the 1983 Defenders legal also...

 

[Ron]

Not EPA legal. Non-original engine.

 

[sven]

A 80 RRC never existed here, so how would anyone know what engine is original or not?

 

[Gordo]

Correct me if Im wrong but there is no such thing as an 83 defender is there?

 

[galen216]

'83 110 yes, '83 Defender no.

 

[bovw]

The 110 to Defender was only a name change I think.

 

[roverover]

Are these worth anything? A friend of mine has a '78 2 door that he has sunk $14k into and wants to sell it I told him to stick it on E-bay he wants $10k out of it. I was thinking more like $1k but I guess I just don't appreciate the uniquity of it...or so I'm told

 

[D Chapman]

I don't dig the 2-door, either, Randy.

 

[sven]

I like them. I think they look ten times better than a 2-door D1. They also make a good bobtail candidate..

 

[LI Disco]

I agree with Sven I think they are pretty cool

 

[lifeslemon]

I love em. That thing is sweet too. Just wish it was left drive.

 

[expectthebest]

As long as it's 25 years old. 2008 makes the 1983 Defenders legal also...

So, in 2008, we'll be able to import 1983 defenders into the US? I did some checking and it looks like these things can be found on ebay UK for cheap! This leads me to a couple of questions.
1. Can the 1983 diesels be imported>
2. Does anyone know what the shipping cost on such an import would be?

 

[Rocky]

The VM engine was used in the RRC pre TDI.

 

[Paul Grant]

For what it's worth, I have owned, driven, insured, passed inspection with and thoroughly enjoyed a 1985 Range Rover. It was federalized back in 1985 when it was brought into the US. It lived the bulk of it's life in VT but has been registered in CT for the last six or seven years.

Until the DOT and EPA laws changed in 1986 thanks to pressure from manufacturers like Mercedes Benz (500SL, SEC, SEL), BMW (323i, 745i), Ferrari (Boxer), Porsche (930, 935) it was not that hard to bring a car not officially available, into the US. I even owned a grey market Honda Prelude EX with ALB (Honda's version of ABS) back in 1984. The first Range Rover I was ever in was owned by someone I worked with who lived in Beverly Hills and that was back in 1985 and that truck was completely legal.

 

[RBBailey]

I've done some reading on imports, as far as I can tell from the original documents from the Govt., anything over 25 years is legal. But you should ask if you are planning on buying.