Importing a D from Texas.

[SteveyP]

Chaps

Need some advice please? I've just this minute had a second chance offer accepted on Ebay for a Texas located D. After the initial massive excitement, I now have to try and sort out importing it back to the UK. Anybody have the contact details for Transglobal (Will Pocock - I think)? Or can recommend anyone else?

Many thanks

Steve

[Rich H]

http://www.tgal.us/

[flux3d]

Congratulations on the purchase Steve. I not so long ago had the same experience, and remember the feeling of excitement well. I've put together a guide for people with links to importers, money transfer experts etc. All over on my blog, http://www.delorean-dream.blogspot.co.uk

I used Hill Shipping to ship my car. Great to start with and OK with the problems with the storm in NY. My car is due into port in December so will update everyone then.

If you have any questions feel free to ask.

[MikeWard]

SteveyP Wrote:Chaps

Need some advice please? I've just this minute had a second chance offer accepted on Ebay for a Texas located D. After the initial massive excitement, I now have to try and sort out importing it back to the UK. Anybody have the contact details for Transglobal (Will Pocock - I think)? Or can recommend anyone else?

Many thanks

Steve

Steve,

Assuming their contact details haven't changed since I imported my car, you should be able to contact either Tony or Will via any of the methods below.

Tony Lester - TGAL US:
Email: tonyl@tgal.us
Ph: +1 972-602-1670
Fax: +1 972-602-0072

Will Pocock - TGAL UK:
Email: will@carshipuk.co.uk
Tel: +44 (0) 117 938 1919
Freephone: 0800 783 9351 (UK only)

Hope that helps.

[SteveyP]

Many thanks everyone . Will Pocock (Trans Global) is pricing up the shipping costs from Mount Pleasant Texas as I type this.

I am thinking of getting the car delivered straight to PJ Grady on arrival in the UK. Then they can carry out the UK conversion, give the car a good once over, MOT it and carry out the multitude of jobs that would be required to make it road worthy. Does this seem a sensible plan of action?

Does anyone else have experince of importing a rough D. I presume the mechanicals are the bit to get right straight away?

Thanks
Steve

[Stuart Rees]

Hi Steve, Great news on the purchase. Is the car running? the cheaper way to import is RORO (Roll on Roll off) if you are confident in letting the shipping company drive the car on/off the ship. However the safest (and only way if it is not running) is getting the car into a container.
PJ Grady is a good idea if you do not fancy doing the work yourself and it is worth having an experienced eye have a good look and list potential problems/to do list. If Chris is fully booked I'm sure a local club member would be happy to help.
Also, Pics Please

[SteveyP]

I'll give Chris a call to check if he is all booked up. I guess it won't be over here till next year now at the earliest though.

Don't have many pics, but this one is attached below. Exterior looks pretty good. Interior has been fried by many years of good ole Texan sun (it really is quite nasty).

Thankfully the chassis is very good, and the car is running. I've just been warned that anything rubber needs replacing asap (and that it doesn't enegage into 4th gear at all). Although rather bravely, the current owner has added 500 miles to it. According to him it's only done just under 11,000 miles in total. It was sat for a very long time before he bought it - so that does expalin the very low milaege and sun fried interior.

Cheers
Steve

[Rich H]

Quote:Does anyone else have experince of importing a rough D

Haha, plenty of us :lol:

Yes, mechanicals are most important. It needs to go and, more importantly, stop before anything else.

Check fuel system, suspension and brakes. The fuel pump boot, cover and pickup house have probably turned to goo.

The list is endless. If you are paying somebody to do every job for you, you'll need *very* deep pockets, especially if you've bought a bit of a project car.

Congratulations on the purchase, look forward to seeing you at a meetup soon!

[Guinney1971]

SteveyP Wrote:Many thanks everyone obs that would be required to make it road worthy. Does this seem a sensible plan of action?

Does anyone else have experince of importing a rough D. I presume the mechanicals are the bit to get right straight away?

Thanks
Steve

*raises hand*

yep, my car came in as a 'spares or repairs' Ebay special in October 2002, and has been a rolling resto ever since.

I might actually get it finished ........ one day ...............

BTW, I used TGAL, great service, easy to deal with, and reasonable too - my car came as a non runner from San Diego, which involved trailering it from there to Long Beach California, then putting it in a container, and sailing to UK (via Panama Canal).

Great news on the purchase, great to see another car in the UK and this Club

[SteveyP]

Thanks everyone.

It's a long term project for me - years rather than months. But I certainly want Chris to give it a good going over (sort those couple of dents out as this is a specialist job) and get it mechanically fit for the drive back to Bristol. Then I can start doing all the fun other stuff, of which the list is massive I agree :? .

As for deep pockets then (very sadly) no. Hopefully deep enough to get him running, stopping and working properly (ish) again.

Cheers

Steve

[Guinney1971]

sounds just like mine mate, like I said mines been a 10yr project, and I've got enough jobs on the
car to last me another 10yrs lol

If your on Facebook, send me a friend request (Claire Usher), and you'll be able to see this album
of pics of the resto of my car - I've not added any pics for a while (on the to-do list lol), but it will
give you an idea of the work I've had to do on my car.

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set ... 492&type=3

Cheers,