Interpretation ID: aiam2944
Marque Motors
8711 Lyndale Ave.
So.
Bloomington
MN 55420;
Dear Mr. Brooks: This is in response to your letter dated December 11, 1978, requestin an exemption from the requirements of Part 581, *Bumper Standard*, for the Lamborghini Countach on the basis that this vehicle is manufactured for a special use under the terms of Section 102(d)(1)(B) of the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act (Cost Savings Act) (15 U.S.C. 1912). You state that the subject vehicle is purchased for purposes of show and display rather than daily transportation and therefore is manufactured for a special use.; Section 102(c)(1)(B) of the Cost Savings Act permits the Secretary o Transportation, for good cause shown, to exempt from the coverage of Part 581,; >>>'any make, model or class of passenger motor vehicle manufacture for a special use, if such standard would unreasonably interfere with the special use of such vehicle.'<<<; In adopting this section, Congress discussed 'special use' in terms o functional equipment such as winches and snow removal attachments, which must be connected in proximity to the vehicle bumper. It is doubtful whether COngress contemplated the granting of exemptions for show and display vehicles, since manufacturers undoubtedly consider their models 'works of art' and suitable for display.;