So long as you can find a Registered Importer who can do the conversion pursuant to the petition and get the car OBD2 ready, yes. They’re listed on the NHTSA Non-Conforming Vehicle Eligibility List under “NHTSA-2005-22654" as “Nissan GTS & GTR (RHD), a.k.a. “Skyline,” manufactured 1/96- 6/98 R33 1996-1998" here: https…

They didn’t get crushed and they didn’t bring in “parts cars.” The customer cars ended up being grandfathered in despite the lack of (or partial) compliance.

I will say that Koontz is indeed pretty incredible. I’ve found random fasteners there on a weekend that I couldn’t find at Home Depot or OSH :P. I think I’m going to go pitch a reality show to Heritage Classics today (across from the Pavilions :)).

I was pretty sure the 300ZX—> Mazdaspeed6 guy was going to close with the fact that the seller was Francisco Montoya, Field Representative of NASCAR Technical Institute,a Division of the United Technical Institutes Corporation. You know, the guy that knows about cars…

That’s because they’re built on top of the old Ontario Motor Speedway.

I was busy looking for an Alfa on Alfa Romeo Dr. As you can imagine, I did not find one.

Article fail because the article completely discounts the existence of the Tracer LTS. Mazda 1.8 DOHC 127 hp high-revving engine (vs. the regular 1.9 CVH with 88 hp), sport suspension, named one of Ten Best for 1991 by Car & Driver. Also came with cool alloys, a sporty red stripe and a wing. My parents had a ‘93…

No, I have a black GTI.

Agreed. Only because 1) my car was used in it and 2) because I haven’t seen 4 through whatever :P.

Roof line says JZX90 with Mark X front end grafted on.

LOL. That stretch of La Cienega from Beverly up to Santa Monica, just a few blocks north of Beverly Hills/Restaurant Row, is awesome with lots of old buildings, shops, restaurants (including Googie Norm’s!), especially north of Melrose. Also, if it were nighttime, there would be exotics parked along both sides with…

And here’s a pretty awesome pic before the thing was demolished:

Yep, I posted about it being torn down on VWVortex when it was happening: http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthread.php?8253113-Pour-out-a-40-for-Casa-de-Petrol&p=100572809&viewfull=1

There were even exotics and muscle cars.

If you had some pull (government official, celebrity, etc.), you could pretty much get anything back then.

The Russian-language manual and the “MMZh” plate suffix definitely scream USSR government spec, though not necessarily KGB. According to Russian Wiki, these Tatras were delivered to the USSR for “KGB needs, militia (police) use in large cities, and for mid-level bureaucrats who were better than a Volga GAZ-24 but not…

The “СОЮЗ” in this context refers to the Творческое объединение “СОЮЗ,” which translates to a “creative association” of artists, in this case named “Soyuz” or “Union.” It was likely at one time basically a union or guild of film-related professionals, but likely later became a production company/studio of sorts, as…

How’s the weather in Olgino today?

He’s asking much less for the higher-mileage cars. A couple of 90k Figaros are under $5k on his site.

Terrible news. I’ve seen it around the neighborhood a couple of times and even snapped a pic of it for my Instagram. Was pretty impressed when I saw a girl getting out of it (yes, I guess that’s sexist, but I don’t know too many girls who drive mint 2002 roundies on meshies with fogs). In any event, I hope it’s…