When new, the 120Y-series Datsun Sunny always seemed to stand out from the ranks of Ford Escorts and Hillman Avengers. There were those quasi-American looks, while no other car featured hubcaps resembling a Fray Bentos pie tin. But Kully Dhada’s 1977 GLS is a reminder of the Datsuns that prompted the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders to approach the Government for protection against imported vehicles.
Every country has different manufacturing and safety regulations it imposes on items it produces, and on what it imports. In the United States, foreign cars older than 25 years are exempt from certain.
We have been speaking a lot about the so-called eco sticker, or environmental badge, and the requirements for driving in Low Emission Zones in Spain. However, there are still two main questions outstanding regarding the eco stickers, that is if the sticker issued in Spain is valid in other countries that also have Low Emission
On a recent visit to Port Newark in New Jersey, the docks were alive with a steady stream of 25-year-old or older imports. It's all thanks to one 1988 law.