dt4's 914 journey, From USA to UK |
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dt4's 914 journey, From USA to UK |
dt4 |
Jun 17 2019, 12:26 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 502 Joined: 26-May 19 From: England Member No.: 23,161 Region Association: England |
I know I am not the first to bring a car from the USA to the UK but its the first time I have imported a car so its something of a journey for me
I asked if any one had a car for sale and would be happy to sell to a UK buyer and the dealing with the shipping company The first to get in touch was Dylan (chi-town) and we have subsequently done a deal on the car he took to the recent WCR. Dylan also put me in touch with someone in Scotland who knows the importing process and he has recommended a shipping company to me and I am in the process of organising the shipping once things are in place stateside. My previous restorations have all been Toyotas mainly Celica gt4's from the late 80's and early 90's so a 1975 Porsche is new territory. I have a 1999 996 so I am not unfamiliar with Porsche or with spanners but the 914 is my first air cooled. Dylan has sent me a number of photos that I will use to mark the start of the journey, adding as things develop and progress. Thanks for reading David |
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Nov 3 2019, 12:39 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 502 Joined: 26-May 19 From: England Member No.: 23,161 Region Association: England |
I spotted this going through an auction around 60 miles from me
https://mathewsons.co.uk/auctions/auction-d...i-1000-city-e-8 I went to look at it last weekend It was past saving in my view, the chassis integrity was gone and it was folding in the middle and nipping the doors up The floor, front and rear boot, doors, wings, A pillars, rear quarters were shot through It had been a Jersey (channel islands - UK) car most of its life and was complete and the interior wasnt too bad, the dash and centre console, door cards, and back pad were in good condition so valuable to some one with a US import with sun damage It was a 2.0 litre model but not running so if it turns out to have a good engine and transmission it would have value. I went back yesterday to see it go through the auction I set my limit based on the nominal value of parts that were of interest to me and I pulled out at £1600, it went for £1650. I was initially going to go to £1800 which would have then cost circa £2000 including the commission but decided I could buy a lot of parts for £2000 hence pulling out a bit earlier than planned I hope the winning bidder is a member here, it would be good to know his plans and how he valued it |
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