WeegieBob

I'm interested too.

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Hi Steve, Neat car, like the colour. I'm a wee bit 'up the road' from you, but who knows we might meet up at a show half way down / half way up. I would have said 'Hi' earlier but had an issue with this site that every time I tried to open your thread it shut the link down, I have no idea why it let me open it tonight!

Thanks Pete. I'm really pleased to see there's a few owners here in the UK as I'm sure you guys will keep me right as far as advice about getting spares to the UK if I get stuck.

Hi bb, Thanks for the compliment, I'm still pinching myself over how nice it is. The guy who sold it to me had it for 8 1/2 years and it does him credit as he's spent a lot of money on it, yet wasn't greedy with his asking price. When I look at the money Mk 3 Cortina's and Capri's are going for just now I did okay.

Hi Doc, Its not a problem having and using a classic American car here in the UK as our vehicle licencing department (DVLA) is federal, one official body deals with every vehicle related regulation and licencing for the whole of the UK. Enthusiasts ship cars from America & South Africa to the UK every day of the year and as long as the ownership papers and correct import documents are in place its a fairly straight-forward process. I was going to bring a P15 over from Florida and decided to get an international shipper to deal with it, sorted out a door to door contract and between the moving the car to Jacksonville from St Petersburg, Florida, onto a ship, across the Atlantic and then from Tilbury Docks near London on a flat-bed transporter to my driveway worked out about $2000 and that included additional import taxes when it arrived on British shores and federal tax (VAT at 5%). There's a big classic American hobby in Scotland (and the rest of the UK), so there's a reasonable amount of help if I need it. Spares I hope won't be an issue, for the Chevy everything was a available with a telephone call and a credit card, Plymouth spares I've still to find out about, but I think they're thinner on the ground than Tri-Chevy parts, time will tell.

Thanks dpollo. As you've noticed the heater has been by-passed I was told because its matrix was leaking - one of my fettling jobs over the winter.

Hello all, A quick post to introduce myself - I've just bought a '48 Special Deluxe and I'm looking forward to learning about them. I had a '57 Chevrolet 210 for 18 years which I sold about 4 years ago and bought a modern classic but missed having the steering wheel on the wrong side! I've been a member here since spring, but not having a car I was content to lurk reading posts and picking up hints and links. The first thing I've learned here since I got my car is it may not be a '48, but a '49 following spending time in the 'Resources' section checking out the VIN # listings. Best wishes to you all for Christmas and 2017, WeegieBob.