I shipped a TD from Anchorage AK to France via Air France cargo in 1990, and
it was cheaper than any of the surface costs any company quoted me. And, the
buyer had the car 2 days after I dropped it off at Air France cargo. Might
be worth checking air cargo rates.
----- Original Message -----
From: <rob20001955mg@cs.com>
To: <mg-t@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, November 28, 2010 6:16 PM
Subject: [Mg-t] Fwd: Shipping a car from England to California
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rob20001955mg@cs.com
> To: lawrie@britcars.com
> Sent: Sun, Nov 28, 2010 4:56 pm
> Subject: Re: [Mg-t] Shipping a car from England to California
>
>
> Yes I have shipped several cars on RoRo (Roll on Roll off) ships from the
> port
> of Southampton, UK to Long Beach, CA (P&O Line). RoRo is the most
> economical
> shipping method by far. Some risk is involved though, as the vehicle is
> obviously not locked in a 20' container on deck but is rather anchored
> down in
> a cargo hold. Still, I have never had any problems shipping from Europe.
> Even
> with vehicles full of spare parts (be advised, the shipping companies
> vigorously discourage that practice and it is at your own risk).
>
>>From S. America is a totally different story. Once I received a Citroen
>>Deux
> Chevaux that clearly had been completely rifled - seats removed, every
> inch
> searched somewhere along the way in transit - and NOT by any Customs
> Service.
> Either it was done by a ship employee with nothing better to do, or
> possibly
> while in some port waiting to be transshipped to another vessel.
>
> Best if the vehicle runs, but I know that is not a firm requirement and
> even
> non-operable vehicles are shipped (expect another charge to be levied of
> course). Be prepared to pay big bucks though. The shipping charges change
> from
> day-to-day, plus you will be quoted in either Euros or English Pounds, and
> both are more valuable than dollars. I would guess at least $2,500 (if you
> are
> lucky). Plus there is the inevitable harbor landing charges, the Customs
> broker fee (US Customs doesn't allow private citizens to handle their own
> importation paperwork anymore - even though it is only a couple of simple
> forms to fill out). It is time consuming for a Customs officer so they
> just
> don't want to deal with it anymore. And so the importer pays another
> $100 -
> $200 to a Customs Broker for the 5-minute privilege of not having to down
> load
> and fill-in a couple of self explanatory forms.
>
> Rob B.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Lawrie Alexander <lawrie@britcars.com>
> To: mg-t@autox.team.net
> Sent: Sun, Nov 28, 2010 2:43 pm
> Subject: [Mg-t] Shipping a car from England to California
>
>
> Fellow Listers ....
>
> I have found an MGB GT V8 in England that can be had for next-to-nothing,
> having sat in a garage for over 20 years since last being used. It looks
> to
> be a reasonably straightforward restoration project, so I am considering
> adding it to my "future project" list.
>
> First, however, I need to know what it might cost to ship a car from
> England
> to San Francisco. If anyone has done this or can give me any suggestions,
> I'd be grateful for their advice.
>
> If shipping the car here turns out to be too expensive to make the project
> worthwhile, I'll be happy to relay the information on the car to anyone in
> the UK who might be looking for a V8 BGT project ........
>
> TIA,
>
> Lawrie Alexander
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