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So, I know in Queensland to keep a car LHD it has to be 30 years old, or older. Now, does anyone know what the rule is when the 30 year old “age” is taken from?

Is it like the old “15 yr old” rule, where it was taken from the date/month of manufacture, or do DOTARS take LHD cars from just the year, for example any car made in 1977 currently.

Does anyone know what the ruling is, if say you import a 1978 car which was LHD into Queensland, but didn’t get it complied until it was “30 years” old?

Would it still be eligible to stay LHD at a later date? Or technically would it have to stay overseas until it was old enough to be imported and complied as a LHD car?

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When I had my valiant (last year), i was a chrysler club member. From what I can remember it was vehicles made pre 1969 were allowd to be LHD. I would send an email to [email protected] he should be able to give you the info that you need.

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anything lhd 30 years mm/yy and older does not need to be converted..

Cheers ;) BUT, does anyone know the rule in regard to bringing a 1978 car over now, and not getting ADR'd/complianced until it reached 30 years old?

I'm of the understanding with cars pre 1988 you have an open time frame to L01 comply them, which means I can leave a 1978 car sitting around, however the confusion is can I bring a 1978 car over and leave it and ADR it when its 30 years old as a LHD car, or can it only be brought over if I want to keep it LHD once it is 30 years old.

why josh? why

Always wanted a 911 with an RS/RSR look. HAD to be LHD (I have an obsession with Porsche having to be LHD) and preferably want a 75/76+ body shell as Porsche started to galvanize them from then on.

wtf do you want now...I can only assume it's a vw? :D

Yeah, we are close with the RUF directors in Dallas, so they are keeping an eye open for something special for me, as well as another contact in California. A really shmicko track set up 73` has pop'd up in Texas but the weber's and cams are way to ridiculous for daily driving.

There is a "club day" prep'd 78` sitting in japan at the moment, but as above the problem is can it enter now and be ADR'd next year as a LHD car or does technicaly it have to come over when it's "30 years old" to stay LHD.

When I had my valiant (last year), i was a chrysler club member. From what I can remember it was vehicles made pre 1969 were allowd to be LHD. I would send an email to [email protected] he should be able to give you the info that you need.

Cheers, I'll see what they have too say as well. Was under the impression from the Porsche club it was now 30 years old :worship:

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fair point Josh...

I cant seem to catch that damn GT3 round QR, so they must be doing something good... :sleep:

But in my mind I keep telling myself his car is worth 300k and mine is worth 25k plus the driver of the GT3 is 40 something and im 20 something...

So thats how I justify why I cant beat that GT3... :)

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Yeah, alot of the new Porsches are boring and a tad plastic, however I have a love for carbon fibre and magnesium....Carrera GT pwns all and everyone knows it. I'll go halfs, don't know how we're getting it here though, noone seems to import them.

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