It is almost impossible to get a vintage car from the UK to Europe, 100 forms etc. The French have definitely ruled it out, and via Holland you need a Dutch agent and a lot of money and a lot of patience...always with the risk that customs will find a reason why you can't import the car after all. Thanks Brexit and thanks to the almost harassment of the EU. Perhaps another reason why prices in the UK have fallen so much for many vintage cars. The European market for UK cars has collapsed. But what about importing a car like the black 1981 SC from Northern Ireland to the Republic of Ireland?
Heinz, I have to admit I did not know of these Brexit induced complications perhaps affecting the overall valuation of UK owned classic cars, perhaps having more effect in the EU than in the UK...?
I suspect many in the UK may use the VSCC`s definition of the word "vintage" in relation to cars and m/cycles for machines older than 1931 or thereabouts... I suspect most machines after WWII might be determined more as classics...? The licencing authority in the UK determine an original specification machine can be classed as historic if it is 40 years old at the date of first registration in the UK.... It can all get a bit confusing, perhaps more so if customs get involved too...?
