How to import a car? Options

[ThinAir]

Seeing that Dr. Hamley's 916 is in the U.K., the buyer is going to have to import it. Now I'm not gonna be the buyer, but I've long been interested in what it takes to bring a classic car into the U.S. I read a lot of the VW magazines and it's clear that there are lots of cars that make the journey both ways across the Atlantic. Since Europe is my preferred place to vacation, I just might run across something on one of my trips that I'd like to bring home. What does it take?

[GWN7]

Call your local customs office for the proper info. They will be able to tell you what years are exempt (if any) and what you need in the way of paperwork. They are government employees and hence work for you. All it will cost you is the price of a phone call.

I know what is required to import a car to this side of the border, but not going the otherway. Guys buy trucks/cars up here all the time and ship them South. On newer cars/trucks all I know is you have to change the speedo from KPH to MPH and have them inspected. I have been told the speedo change & inspection runs about $350. Back in the 80's I used to drive cars from here to the wholesale auction 3 hrs South and there wasn't any problems with customs then. The guy I drove for made some good coin doing this.

If they are coming up here and are over 25 years old they are DOT exempt and all you have to pay is the GST tax. I will have to pay the state sales tax when I start driving them.