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Originally Posted by haycait911
1955 PORSCHE SPYDER
I've been looking for one of these as a project for a long time. here's the short version, legality-wise.
you can import one as a titled car, no prob, subject to the usual inspections.
you can import a kit only for which you must show paperwork that you bought the kit from a retailer. then assemble and have inspected.
you CANNOT import one as a partially assembled kit. when I spoke to customs they told me this meant if anything is bolted to anything else, no go. doors hung? nope. body bolted to a frame? nope.
he told me 'off the record' that transport canada does not want these cars on the road in canada so customs is directed to not give any leeway in importation.
if it could be done I'd be there. there's a 550 and an RSK sitting in colorado that I've been trying to figure out how to get them into the country. but the bodies are assembled and on the frames. no luck yet.
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You could go down and buy the car. Then disassemble the car. Make a list of every part and I mean every part by size, nuts, bolts and washers. Import the parts. Hire a broker to do it. "Used Automotive parts". Once those are safely stored in your garage, then import the frame and body shell (this is where Customs gets interested). Then start putting it all back together. You also would need the seller to work with you on the bill of sale. One bill for the parts and one for the body and frame. Don't screw with the price. Customs goes on line and checks what things are advertised for and will phone the sellers and ask them what they sold it for.