[ROVERNET - UK] P5B in USA?

[geffandjulie]

The P5B was originally produced in late 67. As of 1968, US smog and crash 
regulations came into effect, and the V-8 had not been tested for EPA 
emissions, etc. Thus, the only legal P5B in US then would have been a 67, 
and I do not know if any LHD were produced then. I believe that after 25y, 
the EPA requirements lapse, and antique, such as P5B can be imported.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kent Kinard" <kkinard at swbell.net>
To: <rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com>
Sent: Monday, May 08, 2006 11:47 AM
Subject: Re: [ROVERNET - UK] Talking of P5's


> Hi Al,
> We took an informal inventory several months ago.
> There are quite a few six cylinder P5's, a small
> fraction of which are Coupe's, but there are only a
> few P5B's in North America, perhaps a dozen or so.  We
> know of 6 P5B Coupe's but there are probably more.
> All the P5B's, both Coupe and Saloon, seem to be (or
> were originally) RHD.  P5B's were never officially
> imported, but the six cylinder cars were imported
> right up until the end of Mk. III production in 1967.
> There have been four six cylinder Coupe's for sale in
> the US in the last four or five months, one Mk. II in
> California and three Mk. III's, one each in
> California, Ohio, and Massachusetts.
>
> Roverly,
> Kent K.
>
> --- Ali Al-Abbasi <alialabbasi at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Talking of P5's, did they ever make it to the US?
>> A P5B coupe is another one of the 100 or so cars in
>> my top 10 list.
>>
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