Posted on 08/01/2014 7:46:40 AM PDT by null and void
Thanks for that link.
And linked through the Jalopnik site is this very interesting 2013 piece from Car & Driver, including a screen capture from an eBay sale ad for an LR said to be a 1987, but was described as a model that wasn’t actually marketed until 2003:
http://blog.caranddriver.com/exclusive-feds-declare-war-on-black-market-land-rover-defenders/
The EPA had nothing directly to do with this. The action was taken by what used to be the US Customs Service when it was under the Treasury Department, but is now part of DHS as the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency.
I’m not defending their tactics, though it does appear that they were acting under a court order, and I certainly don’t endorse the regulations that are the basis for this.
But it appears that the exporters/importers of these vehicles are engaged in fraud, and possibly dealing in the sale of stolen goods, which is a far more serious offense than violating an emissions control regulation.
The added x bracing may be what stopped the projectiles.
I own a 1965 Chevy pick up that me and my son are working together to restore, he rode in this truck on his very first fishing trip and many substantial ones. He really wants to see this truck road worthy again. I am now rethinking this whole thing.
A ‘65 Chevy with a verifiable title and registration history is about as far from this scenario as you can get. There’s no reason to abandon that project.
so glad that they are doing this stuff rather than protecting our borders.....
Yea, I guess they have to take their frustration out somewhere.
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