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MG MGA - NAMGAR GT-43

Just curious if any MGA owners outside of North America plan to attend GT-43. My club, Central Virginia British Car Club, is co-hosting the event. The dates are June 13-17. The Coupe is the featured model this year. For details and to register, go to www.namgar.com or www.gt43.org

It would be really nice to have some of you attend with your cars.

Jim
JL Cheatham

Jim, I've attended several GT's (minus car), and would one day like to attend with. I have taken an MGA overseas 3 times for events. One thing strikes me though, there is NEVER an MGA from USA/Canada at any of these European events. Maybe if you guys started travelling with MGA, others would reciprocate?
And please don't bring up the old excuse about costs...nothing is cheap.
Gary Lock

I second Gary's remarks.

On our MGA 60th Anniversary tour through the British Isles in 2015, 20 of the MGAs were Australian cars with their Aussie crews, plus one MGA from Madeira. All shipped over to England for the tour.

No MGAs from either North America or indeed Europe!

I believe I am correct to say that the vast majority of MGAs produced were exported to America.

In 2017 I shipped my MGA to Australia to join the MG National Meeting in Adelaide. The meeting and our tour in the weeks after were a memorable experience.

Yes, nothing is cheap, but HFAGTNALT! - Here For A Good Time Not A Long Time!

Doug



Doug Wallace

Very nice car Doug.

Several members in my club have been talking for several years about shipping our cars to England/Europe for a driving tour. Lots of talk but no action so far. Part of the problem (aside from money) is we don't really know where to begin getting information on how to ship, how long it takes for transport, what if any regulations will we have to satisfy, etc, etc!!

Jim
JL Cheatham

As another Yank who's thought of shipping the A over at some point, the main sticking point besides cost is the method used. The shippers list three general categories, roll on/off, multi-car container and single car container, with each level being a substantial step up in price.

Roll on/off is problematic for these cars as they have unusual starting procedures not to mention the fly-off brake. Ground clearance is another factor. I've shipped the car several times by rail (US Autotrain from VA to FL) which is essentially roll on/off and cringed each time while the car was put on and taken off. I put detailed instructions taped to the dash but almost always the car was hand pushed off at the destination. Watching it come down a steep ramp with a novice driver avoiding traffic at the bottom is quite thrilling (see photo).

For those of you who have shipped to the US or the UK, what advise can you give?

- Ken


KR Doris

Jim, I have used both Ro/Ro and container shipping in the past...no problems with either..the Ro/Ro method the cheaper. Carnets (passport for the car) are not needed for UK/Europe, and provided the car is registered for road use in the USA, you just hop in the car in the UK and drive off!..it's that easy. There is an on-line form for the UK authorities, but that's free and painless.
Insurance can be a problem, but there are now Company's waking up to the fact that there is money to be made from O/S visitors, and it is now becoming more available.
See in the UK one day then?..and we'll be coming from Australia!
Gary Lock

In the US (specifically in Virginia where I live), classic cars (over 25 years old) can have antique automobile license plates that do not require the car to have an annual safety inspection. However, there are restrictions on how much you are allowed to drive the cars with such plates. Would this be a problem?

I have Hagerty insurance and I think they will cover the car on a trip like this but may require a rider policy.

Jim
JL Cheatham

Jim, we also have similar limitations, but these are for reduced annual fees etc., and do not apply once the car is taken "off shore".
Gary Lock

There is a company : E.F. Harms which ships new German cars to the US. If they don't have return goods, they go empty, so their US to UK shipping prices are very competitive. My J2 was shipped back to the US for a cost well under $1000. That was from Baltimore to Southampton.
Lew Palmer

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