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Lotus 7 [Clone?]
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aeronca65t
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I'm semi-looking for one myself. A clone/Locost might work if it was real nice. So far, all the ones I've looked at are stupid-money.
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aeronca65t
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Too new, J-P. All cars coming in have to be 25 years old to skip our DOT/EPA federal rules. There's also some rules re: kits cars that makes it even more complicated. I'm trying to figure a work-around right now.
Sherlock
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There are lots of Seven's here in Calgary, not many of them are the actual Lotus versions... There is a Birkin Seven, Westfield Seven, two Caterham Sevens I've seen, etc... Actually I haven't seen a Lotus Seven here in several years...
Talking to some of the owners of these cars, they had to find tricky ways to bring in their cars, one guy brought his fully complete car into Canada as a Ford Pinto, others brought them in as parts cars... You get the idea...
Talking to some of the owners of these cars, they had to find tricky ways to bring in their cars, one guy brought his fully complete car into Canada as a Ford Pinto, others brought them in as parts cars... You get the idea...
aeronca65t
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Yes, I know there are "ways". :friendly_wink: MANY of the newer, imported Lotus 7s (or clones) have been brought into the USA in some sort of surreptitious manner (including as "parts" and then re-assembled). I'm looking to buy one that is fully legal with appropriate documentation (and that is not priced as if it were gold). No rush.....I'm working away on this.
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OK, here's one - registered as a 1971 Opel GT
https://ontario.kijiji.ca/c-cars-ve...Replica-Locost-7-Homebuild-W0QQAdIdZ522040202
aeronca65t
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Thanks. If that were in the US and about half that price, it might be worth looking at. But the strange nose and the weird engine combined with the cost and location won't work. But thanks for looking!