Wanted - Assistance With Importing A Car

phantom Wolfsburg Wizard

598 posts · joined Mar 2004 · 18 Mar 2009, 7:51 pm

#701624

Hi all,
I have been contacted by a dubber from overseas who will be moving to Canberra soon, and wishes to bring his left-hand-drive 69 VW. He has asked me for advice on importing the car into Australia, specifically:

''So far, it has never been a problem to import and register it. But Australia seems to be a more complicate case. I have already visited some relevant websites and I'm aware that Í must bring it in as a vehicle manufactured before 1 January 1989.

My request to you guys is: is there any experience / assistance / advice you can give/share with me to help to bring the car into your country?''

If anyone could offer advice, assistance, and certainly the relevant websites and contacts for importing a vehicle, I will gladly pass it on to the gentleman. Thanks!

www.canberravw.com

bnicho Wolfsburg Wizard

436 posts · joined Feb 2009 · 28 Mar 2009, 9:08 pm

#703530

I've imported a 75 Corona Coupe from Japan. It's not too hard.

Everything your mate needs to know is right here:

http://www.infrastructure.gov.au/roads/vehicle_regulation/bulletin/importing_vehicles/general/index.aspx

He will not have trouble with a 69, even in LHD. Just fill in the forms and pay the money.

He'll have to pay GST on the value of the car. He may have some minor hassles registering the car in the ACT with LHD, but it should be possible. An engineer's inspection will probably be required before registration and new seatbelts.

Oh yeah, get the car steam cleaned inside outside and underneath to avoid any hassles with customs. If they find a spider or dirt on the underside, then they will demand it be re-cleaned at a cost of a few hundred dollars.

Also, make plans to collect the car as soon as it clears customs, otherwise the port will charge you $170 a day for storage!!

Cheers,

Brett Nicholson
Melbourne, Victoria
1974 VW Superbug L - Olive 😎
1971 Morris Mini Moke - Mopoke
1966 Austin Mini - Audrey
1965 Morris Mini Traveller - Trixie
2007 Land Rover Freelander 2
2009 Nissan Pathfinder

grogy Custom Title Time!

1,000 posts · joined Aug 2007 · 28 Mar 2009, 9:31 pm

#703536

email sandra@carsafloat and ask her how much and what u need to do. tell her greg who imported a karmann ghia gave u her email address

BOOMERDOG Officially Full-On Dubber

204 posts · joined Jan 2005 · 30 Mar 2009, 8:41 am

#703753

ask away ,i brought my lhd 54' cal look oval in from the uk in 2005...

1954 street & strip oval
1967 karmann ghia
1972 type 3 fastback
1977 kombi

http://www.offdrc.co.uk/