My understanding of the rules Mario is that you could drive your car around (still currently licensed/registered in the US) and still displaying it's US plate legally for up to 6 months. It either needs to be exported or duties paid after 6 months. If you are a resident by that point then maybe you can avoid duties if you have owned the car for at least 12 months prior to importing it.In regard to parking a car for 2 years because of non EU certified tail lamps... I'm guessing some alternative lamp clusters could be found that might fit? Whether its really worth it (importing your own car) surely depends on wether the equivelant make and model can be bought locally for similar money. I'm guessing a Mustang or similar muscle car style of US car is in short supply on Italian roads. Good luck with your quest, Andrew.
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My understanding of the rules Mario is that you could drive your car around (still currently licensed/registered in the US) and still displaying it's US plate legally for up to 6 months. It either needs to be exported or duties paid after 6 months. If you are a resident by that point then maybe you can avoid duties if you have owned the car for at least 12 months prior to importing it.In regard to parking a car for 2 years because of non EU certified tail lamps... I'm guessing some alternative lamp clusters could be found that might fit? Whether its really worth it (importing your own car) surely depends on wether the equivelant make and model can be bought locally for similar money. I'm guessing a Mustang or similar muscle car style of US car is in short supply on Italian roads. Good luck with your quest, Andrew.