spank... bad business practices? maybe you should look at your mormon buddy ML?? BANNED from selling cars in Cali.. later bc

I think it is fantastic that some business practices are so especially bad that they become a perma-link on the nhsta website to use a case-study for others.

Notice that this one is titled "kill"

https://isearch.nhtsa.gov/files/kill.ztv.html

My favorite excerpt

"... In contrast, you have no legal or commercial relationship to Rover. In fact, Rover has specifically advised you that it will not furnish you with cars, nor will it provide information as to the compliance status of the British Mini with respect to the U.S. standards, let alone compliance of a Mini manufactured for the Dutch market which you propose to import. "

yo Stupic / stoned spanky.. note the date of the letter from NHTSA was a mere TWENTY YEARS ago.. 31 Aug 1998.. lots of things changed with low volume CKD kit car law that the great Pres Obama signed into law on 5 Dec 2015.. well hell.. lots of things have changed with importing in last month under donnie dump.. later bc

Thanks. I'l find the right one eventually. No rush.

Bill, Freebie's wife contacted the guy and he said $38000 Cdn $ for the two  .At today's exchange that would be $30000 USD.
Paulo has his Portuguese Moke here on Mini Mania and you won't have to cross the pond to get it.
Deb

deb. I think the blue moke and red moke still in france.. btw.. they want $36k USD for the pair... and just an added note for the wanker of the year..Spank.. might take note. there is FIVE year statute of limitations on importing cars.. for criminal charges. NOT like there was anything Illegal about the chokes..The reason I know about the FIVE year limitations was that the US ADA in Wilmington NC went after Dr Aaron Richardt and SEIZED 78 land rover defenders for re vinning.. turns out the STUPIC bastards at Jag/ Land rover North America gave the ADA bad INFO. about the sequence of the tenth digit on the EURO made land rovers.. this the same ADA that was SEIZING all the funds from local Mexican food places.. seems he LOST the cases and had to return ALL the land rovers and ALL the SEIZED cash. and now HE is under investigation for FRAUD. Seems all the all the public vins and confidential vins on the frames MATCHED..on all the land rovers you can slither back under your rock NOW... later bc

whee.. there are couple more very nice UK restored mokes on www.ebay.co.uk and www.carandclassic.co.uk under Austin and then moke.. let me know if you find one. and I can import for you.. later bc

Jim - thanks for bringing this one to my attention. I had missed it. I wasn’t able to get anyone out to see it in person . 

 KG and spank your Links didn’t show

hi deb.. thanks.. on the case now to try to buy BOTH today.. later bc

two Mokes for sale via Quebec on Kijiji.
https://www.kijiji.ca/v-voiture-collection/sherbrooke-qc/mini-moke-4-places-1000cm3/1368808275?enableSearchNavigationFlag=true

https://www.kijiji.ca/v-voiture-collection/sherbrooke-qc/mini-moke-4-places-1000cm3/1368805065

https://isearch.nhtsa.gov/files/cox.ztv.html

Quote:

Dear Mr. Cox:

...You incorrectly assume that retention of the old chassis alone is sufficient to excuse a vehicle from compliance with the FMVSS. The agency's opinions over the years have been premised upon the fact situation of a vehicle in use being modified to incorporate a new body on its original chassis and one which retained its original title. We have said that the resulting vehicle would not be considered a new motor vehicle subject to the FMVSS . The agency did not intend the word chassis to be interpreted narrowly but meant the term to indicate an assemblage that retained the original frame and all vehicle components other than the body, including the power train, brake system, suspension, and tires and wheels.

The vehicles you intend to build would have "all new parts except for the chassis or subframes, including "the new [body] shell," "new suspension," and "new engine and transmission," while "the old chassis, sub frame is retained after being sandblasted." In our view, vehicles assembled using equipment as you have described it to us would be new motor vehicles which must comply with all applicable FMVSS in effect as of the date of assembly, and be certified as complying if they are to be sold for use in the United States. Among other things, such vehicles must have a VIN meeting the requirements of 49 CFR Part 565.

Sincerely,
Frank Seales, Jr.
Chief Counsel
cc: Liz Severe
c/o Samuel Shapiro & Co., Inc.

https://seattle.craigslist.org/kit/cto/d/austin-mini-moke/6641923173.html

mini mike yes. and must be all OEM.. from the UK or canada?/ if the later I need to send you THE letter from Legal counsel at NHTSA.. mini mover can pipe in about all this at the canadian border with RHD minis.. later bc

Bill,
can you still import a RHD car to the states?

yo spanky.. this moke was build in 2013.. FIVE plus years ago..who knows where it could have been stored ????? It looks like some that weighs 300 lbs jumped up on the pontoons.. with both Feets.. you are about one stupic thick wanker.. you might take look at www.morganwest.net at Dennis Glavis site.. as he is also importing NEW MORGANs built in 2018..and getting Cali titles as 1965s.. under the SB 100... Morgan Motors is going to import 325 CKDs morgans this year to the USA. without engine and tranny and the 8 DOT MARKED parts.. headlights, seatbelts, windscreen, brake hoses ,windscreen, brake containers. and tyres and rims and buy all these parts here in the USA.. this is the same way I did all the chokes.. with state vin numbers called NCS MVR 31 state Vin numbers and build sheets MVR 55.. with title bonds MV 92 H.. this is ALL legal in all states but TEXAS ,as the DMV there in austin has banned and revoked all kit car , dune buggys titles.. the replica cobra guys also been importing cars for 25 years and getting title also as 1967 here in NC for years and years...btw We are sorry we FAILED to cut in the mormon mafia guys like you and ML on MY profits.. just so you know.. BITE ME.. later bc ps the six blade tropical fan is the Cats Meow for cooling.. oh yea you and wife have RE VIN jap speck mini...is perfect in every way

Life and regulations are much more laid back in the southern states compared to California.

Excellent build quality!



I especially like the tropical fan...



How is a Choke with an A+ motor with a verto flywheel and A+ trans considered a 1967? Hmmm? Funny how kit car stuff works in hillbilly land. Wonder what the title said when it was sold by a LICENSED DEALER??? was he STONED or just stupic????

mini mover.. two more chokes I built in 2013.. up for sale in ebay.com today.. blue one in miami and another clemson orange one in Boston Mass area.. later bc

mini mover.. run from the white moke in NY.. has been wrecked.. out of whack about 2 inches. you buddy ML is flogging it.. go figure?? also just got in OZ moke off the boat from melbourne.. sold day it HIT the port of savannah.. have line on two more OZ mokes also still in Aus.. NOT cheap..Dr Mini. yea the chokes are NOT holding the mokes values like the UK mokes. later bc