Hello everyone, Im looking for some help in finding information on shipping a bus to Brazil...
I have a 1961 ford thames classic coach, its been converted to a motorhome but is in a bit of a sorry state now due to the wet english weather. its 29 feet long.....it runs and can be driven but i would not want to drive it too far as its been standing for 4 years.
Now I really love this beautiful old girl and I hate to think about parting with her but she will just rot away here very soon.
I plan on spending 8 months of the year in Brazil from the end of this year to be with my Brazilian girlfriend. Her family have a beautiful house with a huge amount of land/garden in sao Paulo state (around 90min from central SP) I want to give/sell the bus to my girlfriend & let the beautiful old girl retire in the hot Brazilian sunshine where she will be given a make over & lots of love (the bus not my gf...)
Once she arrived at her retirement spot she will not ever be driven on the road again, she will just sit in the sunshine and be fun for the kids to use for camping etc.
What kind of taxes/fees should we expect to pay and is it even possible to import a vintage bus thats basically a shed.....? I would have it put on a low loader from the port to the house (the access is fine as Ive checked)
How much would the shipping be approx?
Any help, personal experience or links to people/places that could help would be fantastic.
The value of the coach is hard to estimate.... there are only about 7 in the UK and only 2 on the road (last time I checked 2 year ago) if I were to try to sell her here Id probably be lucky to get 500 pounds for her as she's not road legal etc
Thank you so so much :-)