Importing vehicle from South Africa

[ChemMan]

I know this is will be difficult but my uncle recently retired and has put his two trucks up for sale. They are (I believe) a 1948 Chevy and 1952 or 1954 Chevy truck. He used them both since new for his fruit/vegetable business. The older truck is of special interest to me. My grandfather helped him buy it when he started his business. On summer visits, I spent a lot of time just sitting in and admiring the truck. We used it to move people and their belongings during the floods in 1987 and 1988 in Ladysmith.
I realize that it will likely be tough to pull it of, but if you know anything about importing a vehicle from SA please let me know.

[Joeaksa]

Should not be that big of a deal. I have imported several vehicles from Europe and just brought one in from Canada and the Feds were very easy to deal with. That said, I did use an import broker and they did most of the legwork with the feds and thats needed.

One thing that is a big help is the age of the truck in your case as there is no dealing with safety or smog crap on something that age.

PM me if you need their contact info.

Joe A

[Oh Haha]

I can't help with the import, Mike but I think that's a great story. Pretty cool that your uncle kept it all of these years.

let me know if I can do anything for you here stateside when you figure out the importation part.








ps. Dude, you are gonna have to build a bigger garage pretty soon.

[ChemMan]

Originally Posted by Joeaksa

Should not be that big of a deal. I have imported several vehicles from Europe and just brought one in from Canada and the Feds were very easy to deal with. That said, I did use an import broker and they did most of the legwork with the feds and thats needed.

One thing that is a big help is the age of the truck in your case as there is no dealing with safety or smog crap on something that age.

PM me if you need their contact info.

Joe A

Joe,

Thanks for the information. I need to speak to my uncle about this. I was concerned about the emmisions. The last thing I want is to spend the money to get it here and then not be able to have it.

Wayne,

I know, I know. I need a bigger garage .......or a pole barn. I need to call you about the swap meet.
Mike

[Heel n Toe]

The right hand drive thing isn't a negative for you?

[Joeaksa]

Mike,

Once a vehicle is 25 years old or older, believe that the regulations are relaxed. You can use a search engine on the internet to find out more. The car I just imported was a 1992 model but they made only 100 of them and the regulations are reasonable on cars like this.

The process is not that difficult if the car is older.

Joe A

[Bill Douglas]

I think the South Africa side of it is ok too. The (dreaded) English have take all the good Beetles and Karman Ghias back to England by the ship load so it can't be too difficult.

There is an AWB supporter in Pretoria that may be able to help

[ChemMan]

Originally Posted by Heel n Toe

The right hand drive thing isn't a negative for you?

No, but the manual shifter on the steering column would take some getting used to.