Han anyone tell me what it would be like to try and bring a 1966-67 jaguar here in America from Canada.Thankyou Mick

Yea baby, Behave.

Submitted by mdipple@tampab… on Tue, 10/31/2006 - 22:46

Waiting for car to arrive ,Looks very good, I have a set of photos but do not know how to post them, If I could e-mail someone them and perhaps they could post for me, Thanks Yea baby, Behave.

Submitted by silver007@shaw.ca on Thu, 10/26/2006 - 20:23

Art Dickenson.
1983 XJS GT "Silver"
Pacific Jaguar.ca

Hey for what it is worth I believe Great Britain still measures their highways in MILES, have you any idea how much it would cost to change all the road signs in Brit, and how much it has cost the taxpayer in Canada to make this change, by the way they still sell 4 by 8 sheets of plywood over here in Canada.
I know they are using the European measures for gas back home, the pound is still strong, last time there gas was about a pound for a litre in some Northerly areas.
I am very glad the US has stuck with the Imperial measure in the miles, I am however puzzled by the smaller gallon than the Brit Imperial,brainwashing is what it appears to be, still that may be beneficial in some cases................

Submitted by ken_cantor@hot… on Sat, 09/02/2006 - 04:22

Mick,

Let us know how you make out - look forward to seeing some pictures.

Ken

Kenneth L. Cantor
1992 Series III V12 VDP (No. 24 of 100)
ex 1987 Series III V12 VDP

Submitted by mdipple@tampab… on Fri, 09/01/2006 - 23:45

thanks guys for your thoughts, I found a company who can handle the papper work in appox 2 weeks if needed If the car is 25 years old or more its pretty painless ,They send me forms ,they then send me the papper work to bring the car through customs, Mick Yea baby, Behave.

Submitted by ken_cantor@hot… on Fri, 09/01/2006 - 11:30

David,

A 1966 - 67 car from Canada would probably still have (or at least originally would have had) an MPH/Miles speedometer/odometer if it is a Canadian car and not one previously imported from a metric market (unless it had subsequently been changed from BI to SI). Canada did not change to SI (metric) until the late 1970's (and in many areas - particularly related to construction materials - still has not). If I recall correctly, England (actualy Great Britain) did not change from BI to SI until the mid-1980's - metric was originally a French (not English) method of measurement - as part of their involvement/acceptance in the European Common Market.

Ken

Kenneth L. Cantor
1992 Series III V12 VDP (No. 24 of 100)
ex 1987 Series III V12 VDP

Submitted by dag77423@conso… on Fri, 09/01/2006 - 00:27

We purchased our Canadian Sovereign from the person who went through import process. As I recall, the only item requiring change was the speedometer/odomter from English (KmPH/Km) to U.S. (MPH/Miles).

D.A. Gillespie
1986 XJ6 Sovereign

Submitted by dougdwyer@adel… on Wed, 08/30/2006 - 09:42

I think Ken is just having a bit of fun. Canada and the United States are both in America...North America, that is.... as opposed to Central and South America. I don't think that sniglet will carry much weight with the officials when you bring the car to the United States, though :-)

Doug Dwyer
Longview Washington USA
1995 XJR
1988 XJS

Submitted by mdipple@tampab… on Wed, 08/30/2006 - 09:33

Thankyou Ken,Yes the car has been owned by the same person for some years now in Canada,,Is that"America".Will that make things easier,Thankyou Mick Yea baby, Behave.

Submitted by ken_cantor@hot… on Tue, 08/29/2006 - 19:23

Mick,

It's my understanding that it's reasonably straightforward, particularly with the older cars. You may want to talk to the EPA there, perhaps some of the customs brokers and some of the auto transporters as well as your state registration office. Make sure you have all of the forms first and that you have all of the required information first.

There have been some reports that it is easier to import parts than cars but I'm not sure how much "disassembly" is required for that to be an option. With the Jaguars, you will want to determine where the car was actually manufactured and first registered as one assembled in South Africa may have different criteria than one from Brown's Lane. The same may be true for a car initially registered in Germany and later imported to Canada.

If it's in Canada by the way, the car is already in "America" and you will be importing it to the United States. :)

Ken

Kenneth L. Cantor
1992 Series III V12 VDP (No. 24 of 100)
ex 1987 Series III V12 VDP