Restore to Google Cloud Engine Fails With "n1-standard-2 not found"

A VM Restore to Google Compute Engine fails with the error:

Converting disks (GCE): [import-image]: <datestamp> step "translate-image" validation error: 
step "bootstrap" validation error: cannot create instance, bad machineType lookup: "n1-standard-2", error: 
APIError: googleapi: Error 404: The resource 'projects/<projectname>/zones/us-east5-a/machineTypes/n1-standard-2' was not found, notFound

The Restore to Google Compute Engine utilizes the Import Image API to create the restored VM's disk. The import-image API requires an N1 InstanceThe Import-Image API does not have a method to specify a different instance type. which is not supported by the following regions:

• europe-southwest1
• europe-west8
• europe-west9
• southamerica-west1
• us-east5
• us-south1

_{This list is current as of the article's Last Modified date. Check Google Compute Engine: Available regions and zones for an up-to-date list.}

To work around this issue, perform the Restore to a Region/Zone that supports the N1 instance type. 

An up-to-date list of Regions/Zones and supported Machine Family Types can be found here.