Importing a 7 - HELP

[Donnie]

Considering importing a 7 from Canada that was once registered in the US.  Picking it up myself would be difficult. Anyone with experience have any tips.   Thanks.

[MV8]

Age and cleanliness matters. The sweet spot seems to be between 50 and 25 years old, going from Canada to the USA. Good links:

https://www.helpspanish.cbp.gov/s/article/Article-278?language=en_US

One person's experience: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgAinHyMU48

https://www.nhtsa.gov/importing-vehicle

https://www.epa.gov/sites/default/files/2021-02/documents/form3520-1-2021-01-secured-enabled.pdf

https://www.epa.gov/importing-vehicles-and-engines/importing-canadian-vehicles

[Donnie]

 

Thanks. Already got a car in mind. Just nervous about hitting the "BID" button.

 

[MV8]

Make sure you can get someone who will pick it up even if it doesn't roll or has damage (like the one I was looking at in Michigan). It can get expensive quick after winning a car that you can't move out of the auction yard right away.

Edited June 18, 2024 by MV8

[slowdude]

Make sure your importer gets the CBP75xx form so you show compliance with EPA to get it registered.

[theDreamer]

Are you thinking about the Donkervoot? You need to contact the seller via the “Contact Seller” button. You should ask him what company was used to bring it into Canada and what was required. Also, how long he is willing to hold the car should you be the winning bidder. Organising transport isn’t an easy or fast process.

You should contact Transport companies that specialize in antique, classic and collectable cars. Make sure they will cross the border. Some will not and therefore use one company to pick the car up and cross the border. Then another company will pick it up on the US side to deliver it to you. They may even move it from one transport trailer to another several times. Ensure the company has a good broker to make sure all the paperwork is done correctly well ahead of time. And there is a lot of paperwork. Or, get yourself a broker. You can do it yourself but if you are required to attend at the border crossing then you’re screwed.

I used TFX here in Toronto to pick up my car in Utah and bring it across the border. They can hold cars in their warehouse if need be. The broker they use is very good. Now that I’ve done it I could probably do the next one myself but for a few hundred bucks why would I?

I have no knowledge of the Donkervoot other than it was up for sale for a long time on some Canadian sites. The seller was wanting all his money out of it. I suspect his reserve will be near to what he paid for it.