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[Hanley Noel]

Saw this guy parked out in front of my apartment here in Chicago.

 

[Wander]

Wow- looks like it's ready for a big trip.

I think I spotted a solar panel on the roof- love the aluminum box with the engine turned finish!

Are those Luxembourg plates? I spotted the U of M sticker but didn't see any USA plates. I wonder what is behind the panel covering the D/S rear window?

 

[Funrover]

Awesome!

 

[Paul 3]

Very nice.

 

[Dmarchand]

ex-tec setup. That is sweet indeed.

http://extec-gmbh.de/shop/index.php/language/de

 

[Hanley Noel]

How is that thing legal to run in the states w/o US plates?

 

[Nadir_E]

How is that thing legal to run in the states w/o US plates?

Aren't you allowed to visit a country with an otherwise un-importable vehicle with the right paperwork, visas, etc. so long as you don't sell it / take up residency?

 

[MEUSOC]

ex-tec setup. That is sweet indeed.

http://extec-gmbh.de/shop/index.php/language/de

Good eye!

 

[I Leak Oil]

Ahhh....and the tire on the hood where it should be! All is right in the world!

 

[Maryland 110]

Aren't you allowed to visit a country with an otherwise un-importable vehicle with the right paperwork, visas, etc. so long as you don't sell it / take up residency?

Yup-for up to 6 mos with the right paperwork.

 

[Desert Dan]

It looks like it has a spacer on the roof too.
For extra head room or does it open up??

 

[MattScott]

It looks like it has a spacer on the roof too.
For extra head room or does it open up??

Dormmobile, I believe.

Where in Chicago? I live here... I wanna check it out!

 

[C Red]

That's a sweet expo rig. I would love to see it in person too.

 

[The Swiss]

Yup-for up to 6 mos with the right paperwork.

12 months actually. I had my Defender in the US for 12 months prior to moving to here.

It looks like it has a spacer on the roof too.
For extra head room or does it open up??

It is a pop-up roof. Extec takes the original roof carefully off (no problem with the Defender as all those panels are riveted) fits a sub-frame in and then uses the original roof again for the pop-up. Clever design, in and out. Latest development that they offer a pop-up roof with hard sidewalls.

Dormmobile, I believe.

Dormobils fits a fiberglass top on the Defender, that opens to the side. Extec's roof is an all-aluminum construction and is attached in the front and lifts in the rear. I was always a big fan of Extec and their workmanship.

Pics: http://extec-gmbh.de/website/pages/start/kundenfahrzeuge.php
More pics: http://extec-gmbh.de/website/pages/start/kundenexpeditionen.php
and some vids: http://extec-gmbh.de/website/pages/movies.php

 

[GlobalMonkey]

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How is that thing legal to run in the states w/o US plates?

"The Swiss" is correct, you can drive a car registered in another country for twelve months in the United States. This Land Rover is registered in Luxembourg, one of the smallest countries in Europe.