car like this legal in Alberta?

[Stine]

found this on a japanese auction...kinda neat but would it be legal to drive here?

http://img293.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/users/4/7/7/4/megurosenior-img600x450-1201737837dsc02403.jpg
http://img293.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/users/4/7/7/4/megurosenior-img600x450-1201737849dsc02406.jpg
http://img293.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/users/4/7/7/4/megurosenior-img600x450-1201738993dsc02402.jpg

[93accord]

i dont see a seatbelt??no seatbelt means they wont let u drive it.

[Fusion]

^^^ Install Racing seat.... Is it ok now?

[turbolaser]

if it is old enough to pass the 15 year thing then you have to have daytime running lights etc.. to pass an o.o.p. and if it has a lap belt then maybe i would just ask your insurance company by the way what the hell is that thing and what is it worth???

[Jay911]

404 5mph bumpers not found.

[Stine]

its a K4 , got some of it translated and it says you need a helmet and a motorcycle licence to drive it in japan...its going for 80000 yen right now :)

[Proboscis]

looks like a Messerschmitt
http://microcarmuseum.com

[Stine]

wow thats awsome! are those Messerschmitts legal to drive in Canada?

[badatusrnames]

If it's old enough to be classified as a classic/vintage car, I believe that you are more or less exempt from a lot of regs. Also DRL's only apply to vehicles manufactured after Dec. 31, 1989.

[Hakkola]

Originally posted by badatusrnames
If it's old enough to be classified as a classic/vintage car, I believe that you are more or less exempt from a lot of regs. Also DRL's only apply to vehicles manufactured after Dec. 31, 1989.

:werd: Pretty sure no seatbelts is of no consequence if the car did not originally come equiped with them.

[Graham_A_M]

wow, that little car is SO cool:hitit:

[Stine]

is there a gov. place I could call just to make sure? I would really like one of these for putting around my small town :)

[mx73someday]

Originally posted by Stine
is there a gov. place I could call just to make sure? I would really like one of these for putting around my small town :)

You can look at the Alberta Traffic Safety Act Equipment Regulations online:

http://www.qp.gov.ab.ca/documents/Regs/2002_322.cfm?frm_isbn=0779717090

You need to comply with this to be street legal in Alberta. You have to pass an out-of-province inspection which has a completely different (and sometimes contradictory) set of equipment requirements before you can register it here. The manual they use for inspection isn't printed online, you have to visit a mechanic who has a copy of it to see it.

Be wary of Alberta govt officials who are willing to misinform you in a way to discourage you from importing an older foreign vehicle.