Canadian IM Speedster for sale

I noticed the ' The Last Open Road" sticker on the rear bumper...

Just curious about the rules, Bob. Can only be sold in Canada....forever ? Will your new car fall under the same rules ? No export possible ? Cheers...

David

I believe that is the case, for some reason.  It really diminishes the market for the car, but I've been told that I can only sell it to someone residing in Canada.

I assume the new one will be the same.  So when it's time to sell it, I'll be giving you a call. 

Bob, did you get this information of Henry?

I know that the USA and Canadian customs are different and that they do not essentially like builders from foreign countries coming in bypassing gov standards, but in each country hobbyist can get away with building their own cars and then pass some sort of state by state different form of certification.  Then you get the insurance challenge to see if you can get your creation insured.   From our side we can import cars over 15 years old, as far as customs goes, but then you not really sure if you can get them insured or liscenced in your province and sometimes not without much work.  I guess David from Ontario already has accomplished such a feat. 

You guys living on the US side would have to fill in the rest and find out if you could bring a used car over to the states side. Someone else needs to chime in. 

Interesting stuff. I asked Henry back in 2014 at Carlisle if he could build and sell me a car in Canada and he said yes....however he did not say / nor did I ask if it could be eventually sold to the US.

The Yanks won't have much info on bringing one in from Canada to the US as the demand for such a transaction is so low.

As I understand it, you can " build " your own car in Canada with parts from any source...USA or otherwise. Stupidly tho' it has to be bit by bit. Say a rolling chassis from one source, a body then again, an interior part kit, and then the actual drive train and then etc. to make the damn thing work.

Right now I'm happy with what I have and know it works pretty well. After the wreck that happened last fall, my Wife and I had a long talk about rebuilding or getting a new one and the decision involved all the memories ( maybe 45,000 miles of it ) with the car and we'll stick with it. Shiny and modern stuff is nice but a basic runner is what we like.

Licensing and insuring my imported, over 15 year old IM was dead simple in Ontario. Get a safety check for $100 and hand over ALL necessary paperwork to the correct Authorities...give them some money and off you go. Insurance is easy and affordable. As usual, the Provincial Licensing Authorities  in the outskirts of town are a little more relaxed or say, more helpful than some downtown outlets.

I don't think whole cars can cross the border when built in the other country. as parts or rolling chassis yes

Now this may not be related to a 'factory built' car in Canada but I've both purchased and sold cars there. Back in '99 I bought a '56 Chevy 210 2dr wagon, Canadian built in '56, running, licensed and pretty much stock, from a seller in Vancouver and had no problem getting it insured and licensed in Washington state. And in '05 I sold a '66 Nova S/S, running, licensed in Wa and still needing finishing out, pro-street project to a buyer also from the Vancouver area. He finished the car out and had no problem with license and insurance. I saw and spoke with him at the GoodGuys show in Puyallup,WA in June '07 when he showed the car.

I also know a fellow in Poulsbo, Wa that in '01 or '02 purchased a new turn key Caterham 7 (replica of the Lotus 7)built by Super 7 Inc, Canada, based out of Chemanius, Canada and he also had no problem bringing it into the U.S. and getting license and insurance.

Since there is now a 20% difference between the US/Canada dollar selling a Canadian IM in the US would good for the buyer and the seller.

Example:  an IM worth $40,000 Canadian would be $32,345 US.

The buyer would get the car for a great price and the seller would get the price he wanted and be able to tap into the huge American market.

I think it has to do with the manufacturing date of the vehicle.  It might have to be 25yrs or older otherwise it has to meet current US safety & EPA regulations.  

http://www.bordercenter.org/chem/vehicles.htm

It makes sense to investigate at todays exchange...

Do we know how much it is priced at?

I could not find it on the Intermeccanica website.

If it can be brought to CA, I could certainly be persuaded.  

Farsea:

I hope it will be up on the IM website this week.  If interested, you'll have to talk to Henry as to whether it can be brought into the U.S.

Yes, with the U.S. exchange rate these days, you might get a bargain.

Thanks, Bob. 

I will contact Henry.