Joe Baker wrote:
> Having imported a military vehicle from a NATO country myself, I can
> tell you the paper work is tremendous. But I can tell you for sure
> that there is no way a verbal order is going to stop importation
> unless there is a written law to back it up. It will just not stand
> up in court. I think what you are looking at is an "urban legend". A
> circumstance where this person tells some one this and it grows with
> each telling.
>
> There are some hard and fast laws on the books with regards to
> importation. If the vehicle is newer than a certain year then it
> needs to meed emissions and safety requirements for example. If it
> was a vehicle sold or transfered to a country under lend lease or
> similar programs it has restrictions placed upon the vehicle as a
> result of that.
>
> After WWI the auto industry requested that Congress prohibit the
> return of vehicles and aircraft to be sold as surplus in the United
> States. A law was passed and thousands of aircraft and vehicles were
> "demilied" aka destroyed in Europe. The auto industry was concerned
> that introduction of large numbers of surplus vehicles would kill the
> domestic market for vehicles in the states. It would not surprise me
> to find out that the manufactures themselves have a hand in our
> current situation. If I was selling new Hummers at $85,000 each I
> sure wouldn't want surplus ones on the market for peanuts.
>
> The key to the solution of this problem is a law that allows for the
> importation of antiques as collectables. What needs to be done is to
> get someone to draft and introduce such legislation in Congress. Also
> someone needs to get Congress to reexamine the dilmil requirement.
>
> ==
> Joe Baker
> Major, Cavalry
>
> Formerly of the
> 1st Squadron, 2d Armored Cavalry Regiment (Germany)
> and the 418th Med Co (AMB) RVN
>
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