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| jim_hoyland |
 Jul 22 2013, 02:16 PM
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Get that VIN ?  Group: Members Posts: 9,314 Joined: 1-May 03 From: Sunset Beach, CA Member No.: 643 Region Association: Southern California 
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A local restorer said that cars being exported out of the USA must have the original motor, or possibly the original type motor.
Do freight forwarders handle this ? How can an original motor be identified ? |
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| Jeff Hail |
Jul 23 2013, 01:05 AM
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There have been many vehicles shipped complete and by the Radar O'Reilly method that I am aware of. Some with motors and some without. Many have been shipped in multiple parcels. Usually if the car is papered correctly and no hidden surprises pop up from a vehicles past transit and quarantine are brief.
I only know of one car that got tied up and that was a gray market car shipped from Germany to the USA and then back again in a 10 year span. All were done by the original owner. Due to some odd misunderstanding the car received a valid title in California along with CHP inspection and signoff but never went through Federal EPA/ DOT certification. It just fell through the cracks. It regularly passed state emission testing and inspection. Upon shipment back to its country of origin the EPA/DOT certification was requested by the Germans to confirm its previous Federal citizenship (not state of Calif). They also would not accept the original German paperwork of origin. It took two years to get that one resolved only because the USA authority insisted they must have EPA/DOT records somewhere in some file somewhere that never actually existed or a title never could have been issued upon entry. (head hits desk go bang) Short story is anything can happen so expect the unexpected. |
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| r_towle |
Jul 23 2013, 08:46 AM
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Custom Member Group: Members Posts: 24,585 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Taxachusetts Member No.: 124 Region Association: North East States
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QUOTE(Jeff Hail @ Jul 23 2013, 03:05 AM)  It took two years to get that one resolved only because the USA authority insisted they must have EPA/DOT records somewhere in some file somewhere that never actually existed or a title never could have been issued upon entry. (head hits desk go bang) Short story is anything can happen so expect the unexpected. I shipped a BMW motorcycle to Munich as my personal vehicle. I did not sell it there. I spent two months with the customs guys who insisted I needed paperwork to prove the country of manufacture... Just to review, it was a BMW motorcycle shipped to Munich (home of BMW). I ended up getting the country manager from BMW to help me out... Unreal. rich |
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jim_hoyland Exporting a car Jul 22 2013, 02:16 PM
URY914 That sounds just about impossible to prove. Jul 22 2013, 02:39 PM monkeyboy I would guess that it's the country where they... Jul 22 2013, 03:17 PM mrholland2 I'm not sure how it matters, based on Wheeler ... Jul 22 2013, 03:32 PM avidfanjpl I shipped one with no motor, but it had a 2.7 in t... Jul 22 2013, 04:43 PM Elliot Cannon Did the restorer have an "original" moto... Jul 22 2013, 11:19 PM damesandhotrods About 10 years ago I sold my last MGB to a guy tha... Jul 23 2013, 11:01 AM DBCooper I imagine that was probably his buyer's requir... Jul 23 2013, 02:26 PM dale73914 its not an issue shipping here
There is a heap of... Jul 28 2013, 06:54 AM ConeDodger Nope. I've exported two. One to Norway that di... Jul 28 2013, 08:26 AM
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Nope. I've exported two. One to Norway that d... Jul 28 2013, 12:11 PM jim_hoyland I'd say that this guy was BS'ing me. I was... Jul 28 2013, 12:03 PM 9146986 I shipped a 68 911 to Germany last year. It was t... Jul 29 2013, 07:42 AM |
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