Bringing My Cobra into Australia

[lal Naja]

I'm thinking about leaving the USA and returning to my former home in Perth.

One of the most important issues for my move will be bringing my Butler Cobra into Australia.

1: I'm looking for advice on what is really involved from the Australian import standpoint.

2: A shipping company that is experienced in doing the move.

As usual, I look forward the knowledgeable responses and advice.

THANKS!!!

Arthur

[Donunder]

G'day Arthur, and welcome back ..... eventually.

Those 30 below temps and twelve feet snow drifts finally got to you?
Ready to ditch the anti-freeze and buy an oil cooler?
I'm sure Craig will be able to point you in the right direction regarding bringing your car over here, but it's a slightly different scenario to what we're used to. Still the job should be much easier seeing you'll be able to provide the necessary paperwork required by our Canberra bureaucrats.

[lal Naja]

Originally Posted by Donunder

G'day Arthur, and welcome back ..... eventually.

Those 30 below temps and twelve feet snow drifts finally got to you?
Ready to ditch the anti-freeze and buy an oil cooler?
I'm sure Craig will be able to point you in the right direction regarding bringing your car over here, but it's a slightly different scenario to what we're used to. Still the job should be much easier seeing you'll be able to provide the necessary paperwork required by our Canberra bureaucrats.

YES! And my first case of frostbite got my attention. + my working career is winding down and it's time to spend some time with my Mother in her last years. I've got a lot to figure out regarding my retirement benifets, Social Security, etc. It is time to start planning.

I'm looking forward to hearing from Craig. And if Canberra has a website that publishes the ruling. I guess I can look for that myself too. But it helpful to have first hand advice.

My Cobra already has an oil cooler with bypass temperature control

[just dreamin]

I believe a personal import category is still the best option if the car has been registered in your name and used by you for at least 12 months overseas. Many options re shipping to OZ, depends where you need it to go and price etc.

[750hp]

Hi Arthur. I've just sent you a PM. Getting it here is easy, given personal import category as just dreamin mentioned. Registering it will involve some significant re-engineering though. All things considered, it might be best for you to bring it over and sell all of your incredible custom bits to me. Everyone's a winner!

[lal Naja]

Originally Posted by 750hp

Hi Arthur. I've just sent you a PM. Getting it here is easy, given personal import category as just dreamin mentioned. Registering it will involve some significant re-engineering though. All things considered, it might be best for you to bring it over and sell all of your incredible custom bits to me. Everyone's a winner!

Okay! Ship the car to you, you pull all the goodies and install on your car. Great plan. But I won't live long enough to build another judging from how long it took to build this one.

Converting to Right Hand drive will be a total PITA. I don't think I'd bother to bring it if that were the case. But I'd have to give a great deal of thought before I finally decide.

I do have the Butler Racing Manufacturers Certificate of Origin showing the manufacture date as July 1986. This makes it more than the 15 year age if it is an acceptable document.

The vehicle is Titled in Illinois with the VIN number BRI786042

Year is shown as: 1965. Make is shown as: AC. Some how they missed the word Cobra. Fecking! State department cannot ever do anything right. I may have to go back and have them change the Title if it becomes a legal issue. Unless they looked up president and think it is actually mace by Auto Carriage the maker of the AC Bristol. But who knows what they were not thinking.

By the time I actually make it to Perth I would have driven the car for over a year so no problem with that. It is coming to terms with the 15 year age to keep it Left Hand Drive.

I'll send copied of the paper work to family in Perth and have them actually go to the authorities and speak to a real English speaking person and get some facts.

Thanks for the lengthy PM you sent with the facts. I've read through the forms and I have some questions which I'll ask for your input later on.

Thanks, Arthur