Sisco Posted April 15, 2020 Report Share Posted April 15, 2020 These things look like they could be fun. Basically a pre 1970’s Jeep with a 60 hp diesel engine and a 5 speed manual. Anybody have any experience,or thoughts? https://www.dirtlegal.com/blog/2018/7/15/a-street-legal-roxor-will-save-time-money-and-your-marriage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COBrien Posted April 15, 2020 Report Share Posted April 15, 2020 I've been drooling over these for quite awhile. The story I've heard is that Mahindra has actually owned the rights to manufacture the Willys/Universal Jeep in India since approximately the 1970s and, once the patent/copyright/whatever expired on the early CJ5, they started cranking these out. However, Fascist...er...Fiat-Chrysler America put the kibosh on their importation of Roxors to the US for fear that a street-legal CJ5 copy would hurt their sales of Jeep Wranglers and/or infringe upon whatever rights they still have. So... In exchange for Mahindra not submitting any Roxors for federal safety testing (and, therefore, selling them as "ATVs" or "UTVs" or "Side-by-Sides"), FCA agreed not to pursue any further legal action. Having said that, as discussed in the article, it wouldn't take much to make one street legal. The biggest pain in the ass is going to be getting street-legal title issued so you can tag the thing. If anyone here is in Oklahoma and wants to do this, I can provide the legal forms to take to the District Judge in your county to accomplish this. The filing fee (at the courthouse) is around $150. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sisco Posted April 15, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2020 Actually they got licensed to manufacture Jeeps in India in 1947. Price is right.thinking buy one of those and have a shop “street legal” it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armed Eye Doc Posted April 16, 2020 Report Share Posted April 16, 2020 Those are cool. But the prices they quote are way low. I went to customize one and ended up at $33700 with close to full options. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
98Z5V Posted April 16, 2020 Report Share Posted April 16, 2020 (edited) Don't do it - research into that deeper before you seriously think about plunking down your hard-earned coin for one. They're NOT street legal. It's the same as buying a side-by-side UTV. With very, very few State exemptions, based on your state, you'll never, ever be able to get a license plate for those things. Before you think about dropping a dime on it - go to your local DMV/MDV - whatever your state calls it - and see if you can Street-Legal a Polaris RZR 1000 or a Can-Am X3. If the answer from your DMV/MVD is "HELL NO!" - than you won't get that Mahindra Roxor legal, either. Edited April 16, 2020 by 98Z5V Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravenworks Posted April 16, 2020 Report Share Posted April 16, 2020 (edited) ^^^ What He Said^^^ Then there is always these if ya want the real deal Edited April 16, 2020 by Ravenworks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
98Z5V Posted April 16, 2020 Report Share Posted April 16, 2020 I'm in AZ - and we can MC Plate just about anything, and everything. Motorcycle Plate. The state law here follows Motorcycle0Licensing laws. Daylight Street Legal Motorcycle Laws - on the books and legal. This is a hand-signal state for turns. In the daylight, you can hand-signal your turns. All your motorcycle needs is a mirror, horn, and LIGHTED license plate light - for daylight, I need a lighted license plate light?! Really? That's the laws here. For NIGHT TIME, Motorcycles MUST have turn signals. Period. Well, this state is pretty lax on what you can call a "motorcycle" here. We can license UTVs (those Polaris RZRs, etc.) as "motorcycles" and get real MC license plates for them, if you have a horn, mirror, and lighted license plate light - but those fuckers are only "daylight" legal. Do people drive them at night, no turn signals? Yeah, all the time. Do people get stopped? Not often, but once in awhile. Do some people have turn signal kits installed? Yep, but very few go that far. AND, they're not legal on any highway in AZ. Just city streets, rural roads, no state highways. There are laws directly against operating them in certain parts of Phx and Tucson, on any city streets, too - but that get's blown off by law enforcement most of the time. This isn't a "Cheap Jeep" that you're buying. It doesn't meet any crash-testing requirements that a real car, truck, or Jeep has to meet, and that's the kicker on it. It's sold as an offroad vehicle. It's not street legal, almost no matter what you can do to it, in almost every state out there. You just can't bring that thing to the crash-test standards that the Fed-Gov requires. In some states, can you get away with it? Maybe. I've never, ever seen one here in AZ with MC plates on it, though, operating on public roads... But, if you can street legal a UTV in your state - then you have a shot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magwa Posted April 17, 2020 Report Share Posted April 17, 2020 Pretty much exactly the same here but then I do not need one I have the real thing in spades 1969 CJ5 225 dauntless V6 stock 3 speed with splitter warn winch 8,000 lb and converted to flatbed runs like a champ 70,k original miles motor is balanced and blueprinted and I am running a 4 barrel Edelbrock on a home made manifold..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unforgiven Posted April 17, 2020 Report Share Posted April 17, 2020 WOW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rsquared Posted April 17, 2020 Report Share Posted April 17, 2020 6 hours ago, Magwa said: Pretty much exactly the same here but then I do not need one I have the real thing in spades 1969 CJ5 225 dauntless V6 stock 3 speed with splitter warn winch 8,000 lb and converted to flatbed runs like a champ 70,k original miles motor is balanced and blueprinted and I am running a 4 barrel Edelbrock on a home made manifold..... Nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armed Eye Doc Posted April 17, 2020 Report Share Posted April 17, 2020 6 hours ago, Magwa said: Pretty much exactly the same here but then I do not need one I have the real thing in spades 1969 CJ5 225 dauntless V6 stock 3 speed with splitter warn winch 8,000 lb and converted to flatbed runs like a champ 70,k original miles motor is balanced and blueprinted and I am running a 4 barrel Edelbrock on a home made manifold..... Is that what you're driving to the Fall shoot? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rsquared Posted April 17, 2020 Report Share Posted April 17, 2020 3 words. Mobile Shooting Platform. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magwa Posted April 17, 2020 Report Share Posted April 17, 2020 12 minutes ago, Armed Eye Doc said: Is that what you're driving to the Fall shoot? NO lol that would be a long trip at 1800 miles one way...and all my stuff would be in the back exposed... no I will ride with Gaucho or drive My F250 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magwa Posted April 17, 2020 Report Share Posted April 17, 2020 12 minutes ago, Rsquared said: 3 words. Mobile Shooting Platform. all I need is a fifty to mount in the back already have the superstructure.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cunuckgaucho Posted April 18, 2020 Report Share Posted April 18, 2020 5 hours ago, Magwa said: ... no I will ride with Gaucho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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