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kit car importation?

the bike import threads were semi-tiimely for me, it seems.

for years i've wanted to build a Cobra kit car. years ago, in my racing days, i picked up a fresh supercharged cleveland 351 and put it away for "some day...".

a few weeks ago, i stole a kit in an estate situation - still in the shipping crate, with 2006 manufacture date. complete kit, minus engine, tranny, wiring harness.

i hope to god this year is the year i put the States in my wake - and i think it'll take a year for me to build the beast...so now i'm thiinking to ship it south, rather than start it here.

i assume that since it's plainly new (still crated!), i could legally import/title it in colombia?

from the factory, new kits run about $15k. i paid nearly half this, w/ bill of sale as proof. :-). any wisdom on import duties?

for the curious, here's a foto of a finished "sister" car...

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By slguy on Apr 27, 2008, 11:09 in Off Topic.

Tomacoma says on Apr 27, 2008, 11:51:

Nice car Sly....I was wondering the same about an ultralight aircraft kit...

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Dan says on Apr 27, 2008, 12:17:

I was interested in Ultralights too... I'm sure it's possible... when I was researching it at one time, I saw that there is a small airport just outside of Bogota that has active ultralight flyers. Kit car, I don't know about.

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Ctg Bound says on Apr 29, 2008, 08:31:

slguy,

"You will be able to import the parts if your provider can issue invoices with a date close to the entry to Colombia of the parts."

From my shipping manager, which makes sense.

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slguy says on Apr 29, 2008, 11:04:

thanks, ctg. the key being, apparently, interpreting "invoices with a date close to the entry", no?

what if I'M the "provider"? i have documents demonstrating 2007 fabrication....and the kit has never been uncrated (which, btw, is KILLING me! ;) ).

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Ctg Bound says on Apr 29, 2008, 13:09:

You just have to avoid them thinking that the car/parts are used from my understanding of things.

Maybe you could get away with it, I would check with the people who you arrange shipping with.

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Ctg Bound says on Apr 29, 2008, 13:12:

slguy,

By the way, where is this forum on the PBH website, I normally just go to the active part of Colombia, where you originally posted the question, I sent my shipping manager a e-mail, which he answered today, then when I looked at the forum I couldn't find it.

Found it via search on the website.

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slguy says on Apr 29, 2008, 13:38:

at the bottom of each page.."off topic:do your thing". it's where they send us socially unacceptable types. ;)

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Ctg Bound says on Apr 29, 2008, 15:15:

slguy,

Thats us then, I will have a look now.

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ColombianoGringo says on Apr 29, 2008, 15:18:

Cool kit. What is the base car? I was just talking about kit cars the other day. When I was a kid, my dad had a Bradley GT for a few years.

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kat1 (Moderator) says on Apr 29, 2008, 15:19:

slguy says on Tuesday April 29th, 2008 13:38:

at the bottom of each page.."off topic:do your thing". it's where they send us socially unacceptable types. ;)

jajajjaja

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slguy says on Apr 29, 2008, 16:14:

CG, they claim 5 litre mustangs as bases...but basically for engine/tranny/harness. kit includes tube frame, etc.. here's a link.

http://www.factoryfive.com/rdsterhome.html

i still see bradleys on the road from time to time - cool cars!

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Ctg Bound says on Apr 29, 2008, 17:05:

kat1,

I notice you are the main poster here, says it all !!!!!!!!!!!

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kat1 (Moderator) says on Apr 30, 2008, 00:42:

hehehe Ctg bound

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