sdh2903
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| posted on 28/11/12 at 07:36 PM |
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Importing a classic car from the states, anyone done it?
As above, I think I must be having a bit of a little midlife as I'm getting a hankering to go all Mike Brewer and get a car brought over in a
container along with any spares I can find.
I've done a bit of googling but just wondered if anyone on here had actually done it? Any pitfalls? Any hidden costs?
Ta in advance
Steve
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r1_pete
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| posted on 28/11/12 at 07:50 PM |
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Shipping is in the order of £800 - 1200.
Make sure you get the import documents CE384 I think it is now, it was different 4 years ago...
You pay 10% duty on the vehicle value.
Then 15% on top of that, i.e. if the vehicle is 10000
duty is 1000 + 1650, they tax the tax!!!!
You cannot register the vehicle until it is MOTd
Make sure the shipper clears customs for you, they will charge for this, but they are the experts, don't try and go it alone was the advice I
got.
Then you need someone to ship from the dock or storage facility.
Would I do it again, No, I'd buy from someone like California Connection, you get a car a CE384 delivery, and no headaches.
ETA it'll be 20% now not 15% as it was back when mine came over.
[Edited on 28/11/12 by r1_pete]
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Canada EH!
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| posted on 28/11/12 at 08:38 PM |
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US Customs have to notified 72 hrs before the vehicle can be shipped from the States, catches a lot of Canadians bringing cars out of the US.
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franky
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| posted on 28/11/12 at 10:41 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by sdh2903
As above, I think I must be having a bit of a little midlife as I'm getting a hankering to go all Mike Brewer and get a car brought over in a
container along with any spares I can find.
I've done a bit of googling but just wondered if anyone on here had actually done it? Any pitfalls? Any hidden costs?
Ta in advance
Steve
Hi Steve
I very very very nearly did it when looking for a decent 240z.
Which coast is it coming from? What you thinking? West coast looked at about £1500 landed, think of shipping that end too. Also how old is the
car? over 30years means you only pay a little bit of duty.
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sdh2903
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| posted on 28/11/12 at 11:03 PM |
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The 'car' in question is a 1950's Ford f100. Don't know why it's just an itch that needs scratching at some point. The
one below looks interesting however I would be looking for a fixer upper.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/56-ford-f-100-boss-429-/221158919688?redirect=mobile&forcev4exp=true
I think I Am looking at it as a bit of a holiday/adventure to the west coast rather than a money saving exercise as there are ones for sale in the UK
for less than 5k. The California connection looks very good cheers for the link.
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franky
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| posted on 28/11/12 at 11:07 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by sdh2903
The 'car' in question is a 1950's Ford f100. Don't know why it's just an itch that needs scratching at some point. The
one below looks interesting however I would be looking for a fixer upper.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/56-ford-f-100-boss-429-/221158919688?redirect=mobile&forcev4exp=true
I think I Am looking at it as a bit of a holiday/adventure to the west coast rather than a money saving exercise as there are ones for sale in the UK
for less than 5k. The California connection looks very good cheers for the link.
California connection in Derbyshire are known for lower grade cars.
If you go over and find one, get it to a port on the west coast, £1500 would have it out of customs UK end
Scratch that itch, that's what I'm doing, not a waste of money either.
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franky
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| posted on 28/11/12 at 11:09 PM |
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To add this is where i got mine from
Ford F100 1953 Pick Up Truck Barn Fresh Project Very Rust Free Desert Truck L@@K 
Good honest bloke to deal with.
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sdh2903
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| posted on 28/11/12 at 11:12 PM |
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that's already in my watch list
cheers Franky
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 29/11/12 at 01:20 AM |
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hmm and I thought my landy was ugly sorry
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Canada EH!
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| posted on 29/11/12 at 03:15 AM |
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And the price of a litre of petrol is? That thing will be lucky to get 6 miles to the gallon!
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r1_pete
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| posted on 29/11/12 at 09:22 AM |
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California connection have a couple of 50s F100s in the UK at around £5,000
Link
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chillis
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| posted on 29/11/12 at 10:12 AM |
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Strictly speaking it would require an IVA.
Never under estimate the ingenuity of an idiot!
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sdh2903
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| posted on 29/11/12 at 10:38 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Canada EH!
And the price of a litre of petrol is? That thing will be lucky to get 6 miles to the gallon!
the one in my link is a little extreme with over 600hp, I would only be looking at a mildly breathed on small block so would hope for a reasonable
15mpg whilst cruising around in my Stetson chewing on my straw.
Would it really need an iva? I thought it would just be an inspection?
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 29/11/12 at 12:08 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by sdh2903
quote:
Originally posted by Canada EH!
And the price of a litre of petrol is? That thing will be lucky to get 6 miles to the gallon!
the one in my link is a little extreme with over 600hp, I would only be looking at a mildly breathed on small block so would hope for a reasonable
15mpg whilst cruising around in my Stetson chewing on my straw.
Would it really need an iva? I thought it would just be an inspection?
very much doubt it would need an IVA, there's no way such an old machine could ever pass, it'll need the indicators sorted and new
headlamps
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franky
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| posted on 29/11/12 at 12:10 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by sdh2903
quote:
Originally posted by Canada EH!
And the price of a litre of petrol is? That thing will be lucky to get 6 miles to the gallon!
the one in my link is a little extreme with over 600hp, I would only be looking at a mildly breathed on small block so would hope for a reasonable
15mpg whilst cruising around in my Stetson chewing on my straw.
Would it really need an iva? I thought it would just be an inspection?
No it wouldn't need an IVA, not for any reason.
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RK
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| posted on 29/11/12 at 12:25 PM |
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You guys are nuts. Then again, we are building English cars in Canada.
American cars and trucks, also take a huge amount of room on the road, which I would find nightmarish in England, on the tiny little lanes you have.
It's great on the A roads, or motorways, til you get to the town, and have to avoid all the expensive little cars parked on the sides of the
road. But I do understand the desire!!
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sdh2903
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| posted on 29/11/12 at 01:48 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by RK
You guys are nuts. Then again, we are building English cars in Canada.
American cars and trucks, also take a huge amount of room on the road, which I would find nightmarish in England, on the tiny little lanes you have.
It's great on the A roads, or motorways, til you get to the town, and have to avoid all the expensive little cars parked on the sides of the
road. But I do understand the desire!!
The 50's f100 is no wider than a modern Ford Mondeo must have been before the Americans went supersized.
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