Interpretation ID: nht92-3.32

DATE: 10/02/92

FROM: FREDD SCHEYS -- PRESIDENT, S.C.C. CARAT INC.

TO: PAUL J. RICE -- CHIEF COUNSIL, NHTSA; TAYLOR VINSON

ATTACHMT: ATTACHED TO LETTER DATED 11-16-92 FROM PAUL J. RICE TO FREDD SCHEYS (A40; PART 567)

TEXT: Since our phone convertation on monday 9, 28, 1992, I would like to ask four your advice regarding the following questions.

I am the official importer for CARAT DUCHATELET from Belgium. From the accompanying literature you can see the history of our company and the kind of work we do on Mercedes Benz and Rolls Royce motorcars.

Since my first year here, I have conducted market surveys pertaining to the need for the type of convertions which we offer.

I now have a customer here in the United States who would like his cars under go our conversion process. This particular klient lives in California and has allready purchased two new Mercedes Benz cars, U.S. specs, type 600 SEL. Both cars are titled in de owners name. He would like for our company to install a stretch convertion and in this case I would send these cars to our company in Belgium. There they would be stretched by an additional thirty-nine inches and the cars would than be shipped back to the United States. My questions is, what are the regulations which we will have to follow in this case?

Also I would like to ask four your advice for the next case; An American klient can buy his U.S. spec car from a local Mercedes dealership with delivery from the Mercedes factory in Germany. When the car is ready he flyes to the factory and takes delivery of his car. After a trip in Europe he leaves his car in our company for a stretch convertion. After this convertion is done we ship the car back to the customer in the United States. . What are the regulations we will have to follow in this case?

Also I like to ask your advice for the case where we have to convert a car into a armoured car.

I would like to thank you for your help and advice in these matters.

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