I looked into importing a diesel syncro westy from France into
Canada and if I remember correctly, if the van/car is 15 years old it
comes in as an antique and is exempt from federal regulations,
including emissions.  Duty must be paid, and it must be safety
inspected, which here in Nova Scotia means lights and horn and no-
see-through-the-bottom-of-the-van rust.  Malcolm S

Jason wrote:

> All of these import restrictions apply to vehicles that are to be
> registered, right?  If you wanted to import a vehicle that was for
> off-road use only and was never to be registered, would all these "crash
> test" restrictions apply?
>
> Jason M. Yasment
> '84 Westfalia (up for new trans and brakes)
> '98 Jetta TDI (in the shop with US$3600 worth of rear end damage, still)
> '98 Ford Escort (rental car)