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| Re: The quest for a USA Ute begins |
Subject: Re: The quest for a USA Ute begins
by ratdat_uk on 2006/5/22 9:21:17
I'm in the same boat as you guys in the US. Utes weren't sold here or anywhere else in Northern Europe however I have found two so far. Both are SA built ones. The first one was a real basket case and I still haven't finished trying to piece the body back together but 18 months ago I found a guy who owned a much better one. I gave him parts to get it on the road and three weeks ago he called me to ask if I'd like to buy it. Joy! It went straighht into my workshop for a rebuild and so far it looks like this...
Prior to finding this one I had even considered importing a ute from SA but I can't really afford to do that. I also wondered about importing just a bodyshell to help with that but again the cost would most likely be too much. I have time but not money so restoring what I already have is the only way. I wonder, if you imported a bodyshell and the ute specific parts like tail lights and rear glass, if you could build it up using everything from a 4 door sedan and register it as you might a kit car... using the original donors identity. That might get you around some of the legalities. I don't how the law on this kind of thing works that side of the Atlantic.
-Ed
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