It would seem the U.S. Justice Department has a bee in its bonnet over R34 Nissan Skylines imported by Kaizo Industries. The GT-R USA blog is reporting that another R34 GT-R has been seized by Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials, who evidently showed up at the owner's home and took the vehicle.

Kaizo Skylines are shipped over from Nihon as DOT-compliant body shells, but without their drivetrain components — thus making them legal to import as "automotive components" under U.S. law. Kaizo, which has a presence on both sides of the Pacific, then reinstalls those drivetrain bits in California. It's a business, and a legal way of acquiring an R34 GT-R to own and drive in the U.S.

GT-R Blog is speculating that the car's SB 100 registration position might have stacked the decks against the owner and car. SB 100 is an exemption for kit cars (that aren't going to be driven much) that allows them to be registered without a smog test; only 500 cars statewide per year can be registered this way.

GT-R USA Blog