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 gerkin
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| posted on January 28th, 2013 at 10:10 PM |
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Does anyone know about importing a kombi from the USA.
Hi there. I'm wondering if any one knows about importing a kombi from the USA to Australia. I'm looking at buy a 1965 split screen kombi lhd from
the USA and iv been reading up about it and none off it really makes any sense.
If anyone could explaine it to me in an easier way, then this would really help me out. As iv been told you have to transfer them to rhd And the
vehicle has to be standard the way it came out the factory.
Plus can you register them in any state or Is it only one state in Australia u can register them.
I really appreciate your time and hopefully I can finally get to the bottom off this
Many thanks. Curtis.
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Canni.
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| posted on January 29th, 2013 at 08:01 AM |
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What state are you in? That will change what is required for registration. In VIC you can keep it LHD for historic vehicles (age older than 30 years)
and it can be fully registered with a roadworthy (needs engineer approval as well if manufactured after 1969 or if any modifications are made). You
also have to make an appointment with Vicroads so they can check chassis number. Importation is done under historic vehicle category so car does need
to look stock. You cannot put your car on a ship without a vehicle import approval which can take 3+ weeks to get.
Am just going through the process myself with a NZ vehicle but I have also purchased a US car that was already imported. I haven't gone through the
process of registering yet. Importing and getting through customs seems far more tricky to me!!
Heidi - 1960 White Beetle
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Klaus
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| posted on January 29th, 2013 at 12:16 PM |
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what sort of bus are you after as have a few splits 
and join "dsk" as there is info on there re importing as a few guys have imported busses before
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| posted on January 29th, 2013 at 08:14 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by gerkin
You have to transfer them to rhd And the vehicle has to be standard the way it came out the factory.
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Now that's an oxymoron right there
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gerkin
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| posted on January 29th, 2013 at 10:35 PM |
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Ha ha. I never noticed.
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