Dedra in United States
Posted: 01 Jul 2006, 02:00
Hello
I spotted a 1996 Lancia Dedra sedan for sale here in the United States. It appears to be in excellent shape. I havent talked with the owner yet, but I am highly interested in the car. I know an owner of a local Italian car repair garage whom will be able to service the car, and source parts (which I am sure are few and far between in North America- to my knowledge Lancia has not imported any cars to the United States since the demise of the Beta series cars).
I would like to know if anybody can tell me if Lancia Dedras were formally imported and federalized into North America...( perhaps like the Citroen XM ) which were imported by a private company specializing in Lancia/Italian automobiles.
The only other explanation I can think of for seeing a Dedra in the U.S. would be because it was privately imported by a single party owner- perhaps a European that had moved to the United States and had decided to bring along his/her Dedra.... but considering the strict federalization requirements in 1996 it would have cost thousands of U.S. dollars to have the car fedralized and eligible for registration for use on U.S. roads.
Any information on imported Lancias to the U.S. after the formal demise of Lancia North America GREATLY appreciated.
I spotted a 1996 Lancia Dedra sedan for sale here in the United States. It appears to be in excellent shape. I havent talked with the owner yet, but I am highly interested in the car. I know an owner of a local Italian car repair garage whom will be able to service the car, and source parts (which I am sure are few and far between in North America- to my knowledge Lancia has not imported any cars to the United States since the demise of the Beta series cars).
I would like to know if anybody can tell me if Lancia Dedras were formally imported and federalized into North America...( perhaps like the Citroen XM ) which were imported by a private company specializing in Lancia/Italian automobiles.
The only other explanation I can think of for seeing a Dedra in the U.S. would be because it was privately imported by a single party owner- perhaps a European that had moved to the United States and had decided to bring along his/her Dedra.... but considering the strict federalization requirements in 1996 it would have cost thousands of U.S. dollars to have the car fedralized and eligible for registration for use on U.S. roads.
Any information on imported Lancias to the U.S. after the formal demise of Lancia North America GREATLY appreciated.