Marcos Maniacs

Hello Group
    Having just imported a car from the U.S. into Canada I can give my 
take on the import/export laws......
    1)Pre 1977 vehicles are duty free(depends on what you are going to 
use for)25 Years old is the cut off point.
    2)Make sure the customs of the country you are importing it into 
has an ownership for the car at least 72 business hours before you 
plan to cross(I arrived at the border at 6PM saturday night and was 
told that I could not bring the car across .....luckily I found an all 
night storage facility to store it till the following weekend on the
U.S. side.)
    3)Although this particular car was well represented by the seller
(I t was better than he had described)I have had a bad experience with 
buying a car sight unseen....find out all you can about the car before
parting with any Benjamins
     4)As has already been mentioned check the State law where you 
live to see if you can in fact bring the car there ..... Ontario 
is quite lenient as far as pollution goes but such things as daytime 
running lights are required for cars of a certain age and newer.
  Sorry to ramble on ,hope this helps
   Cheers Dave #5577 



--- In MarcosManiacs@yahoogroups.com, sveltebat@a... wrote:
> Dear Don and Hal,
> 
> I've been trying, on several occasions, to figure out a way to buy 
these 
> Marcos GT's from Canada and England (such as the one on eBay right 
now that 
> has an engine in one location and the body/chassis at another 
location) and 
> have been advised that the cost of restructuring/completing such a 
car will 
> be far more than purchasing one already assembled.
> 
> The advice that I am getting, so far, is "beware" of purchasing a 
Marcos GT 
> unless it is assembled, completed and ready to drive. I'm told that 
it will 
> cost far more than purchasing one ready to drive. These sources are 
coming 
> from those that assemble the cars themselves such as Len up in 
Canada, Hayes 
> down in Florida and elsewhere.
> 
> Perhaps, just perhaps, these guys might be a bit biased but from 
what I am 
> gathering, thus far, is that unless you know a lot abut mechanics 
you are 
> well advised to purchase an already completed Marcos GT.
> 
> What do you guys think about this advise given to me thus far?
> 
> With Best Regards,
> 
> Svelte Bat