Reply to "Elusive SI"

D and D,

As far as I know, only 38 Si's were made. Not one of them was imported to the US. I don't think any made it to North or South America. I saw pictures of a burgundy one in Japan. The rest I think are all in Europe.

I've heard that it would cost as much to import an Si as it would to buy one. This means that if you were to pay 100k for one, it may cost another 100k to get it past all the red tape. I don't know how acurate that is, but it will cost a prohibitive amount. If you were to get it in, it would not be as a street legal car. It could only be for showin', not blowin'. It may have to come in pieces and be reassembled here. Joe Moore of Jersey Panteras did this with a deTomaso Guara. It is not legal for street use, only track or trailered to shows.

Pat Mical, who owns a body shop in Mass., did an Si clone in orange. That Pantera was a US spec car. It is the only Si looking Pantera in the US.

I'm sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but if it could have been done, it would've been done by now. That's not to say it can't be, but the cost involved, I guess, is just too high.

Did you make it to the Orchard Beach Show? I was very disappointed that a last minute family crisis prevented me from going. I missed all my friends and and a good time. Oh well, there's always next year.

I was born and raised in NYC (just moved to CT 1 1/2 years ago), so if you'd ever like to get together, your just a stone's throw away.

Michael