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> Though an inconvenience, you may want to ship the car in parts to bypass > import > restrictions. Ship the entire body without the engine (carefully wrap > drained > tranny and store in passenger compartment) then later ship the engine by > itself. > Just a thought if you really want to get it to the states without changing > the > specs. There is no US limitation on shipping in cars. You can do anything you want to. The problem comes, appropriately, when you try to register/title your car with your state so you can drive it legally once it is here. Your state agency will then need proof that your car meets the necessary specs, which, as was stated before, vary with the year. Don't bother thinking that you can pull the wool over their eyes. It is quite legal to ship in a non-titleable car for a museum or to have it upgraded to US specs. You will just find that you can't title or legally drive it on the road until the car meets our specs. You might actually get some help by calling your home state's DMV and asking polite questions, however when I tried this, I was basically told that if it was a "Grey Market" car I would need a certificate (read big bucks) from a conversion company certifying that the car now met the required specs. The conversion company is supposed to know what the specs are, the DMV people don't. (The specs are US specs, but don't affect customs.) The only ploy that I have heard about that might have a CHANCE of working was to get a VIN plate from an older car (old enough that the specs allowed anything to be brought in) and replace your car's VIN plate with the older plate. The down side of that is that your car then forever becomes the older year. You should also understand that this is quite illegal. There is also the likelyhood that your DMV inspector will be smart enough to know that there is a number stamped on the frame tunnel and the jig will be quickly up. Removing the engine is lots of extra work and will accomplish exactly nothing. Plus, the easy way to ship cars here from europe requires that they drive the car on and off the ship. Jim > >-----Original Message----- > >... shipping cars back to the states. has > >anyone dealt with this??? i am going to ship about three to four cars > >home 49 split,68 ghis vert, 77 doublecab, and 61 notch if i ever find > >it. > >what about converting it over so it will pass customs... > > - ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA *******************************