[cosworth]

You can successfully use the 15 year old rule. My buddy has imported two LHD RS Cosworth from the UK and Germany without issue.

Now.. to import a performance car from anywhere else there is ONE loophole and many of you have seen the result. There are a couple Escort Cosworths in town. They do not meet Canuck standards nor are they 15 years old.

The shells are Ford Motorsport "parts". The shells are imported here. The rest of the car is also bought abroad and shipped here. Then reassembled. The importing shell must not have a VIN stamped on it. If the car truly is a high performance automobile the manufacturer has homologated shells that are "parts" that you can access. That is the ONLY way to get a car in here that does not meet standards.

The 15 year old rule is easily done IF and only if the car is from a Commonwealth country (another "one the sly" comment from Customs). There are planty of LHD cars in the UK... make some calls.