I may have a buyer for my '48. He lives in Seattle and wants to fly up and drive the truck back home. Has anyone done this before? What will he need to be able to get plates/insurance/etc so he can legally drive the truck back?
I'm in Alberta, Canada, btw.
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Boyd who?
1948 Chevy 1/2 ton (driver)
Some people march to a different drummer. I like to polka.

Go through a good broker, makes life so much easier for all concerned. The car will need to be licensed, etc in U.S. anyhow, and that USUALLY is no problem! If "you were a nice guy" (ie, price is right)...you might even consider delivering it there yourself and making a holiday of it cause Seattle is such a great city to see!
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Member:Dipstick Street Rod Association.
My other car is a train, and last night I put the engine on the ground!!

Why not leave the tags on the truck, give him a bill of sale to cross the border with and have him mail you the tags back when he gets home? That'd work...wouldn't it??
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Yes, I've done it 5 times.
Just have a nice bill of sale, with all info, And whatever fake price you agree to agree on (WA. state will tax off this amount). Copy's of the Canadian insurance stuff, etc.
Drive up to the window and tell them you just purchased the car.
They will tell you to park and go in side.
They fill out paperwork, you sign, and you're off. 15 minutes top.
This only works for cars Manufactured in the US, or Canada.
See People, NAFTA does work, on cars anyway.

I'll look in to doing it that way. It might work out just fine.
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Boyd who?
1948 Chevy 1/2 ton (driver)
Some people march to a different drummer. I like to polka.

When I sold a cycle on ebay to someone in PA, I sent him the information that he needed for insurance. I went to the secretary of state office (you may have a DMV, or something similar), and got a temporary plate for $6 to put on the bike. He flew in to Chicago, caught a limo to here, and rode it home to PA. But then, that's only crossing state borders, not countries.
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phil


It's not a NOMAD, it's a Yeoman!
Not an engineer, but I DO drive a train.

Both parties should check the legalities and liabilities of using Canadian plates on a car being driven into the states by someone other than the registered owner of the vehicle and the plates.
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We've got everything sorted out. It goes home on Friday!!
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Boyd who?
1948 Chevy 1/2 ton (driver)
Some people march to a different drummer. I like to polka.

Border crossing story from hell.
An acquaintance of mine from Ontario, Canada went to Michigan to buy an older Chev pickup for $2900 US. He gives the guy $2000 to hold the truck and goes down to get it. When he arrives, the guy has this new story that he doesn't have the ownership yet and to be nice he suggests, "keep the $900 you owe me for now and I will give you a nice bill of sale for say $400," which they do. Trying to cross the border, he declairs the $400 truck and all of a sudden the customs offical smells fish. They keep him in a interrogation room and track down the seller of the truck. The seller is questioned in an adjacent room and fraud charges are raised. The seller doesn't stick to the $400 phony story. The buyer of the truck was given two choices:
- leave without the truck
- pay a $2000 fine and take the truck home which he did
Just a real story to worn others of some of the pitfalls of a cheap receipt....LARRY

I agree with 47 here of you both stand to loose a great deal if "anything" happens with "illegal" drivers. Neither of you could end up with insurance coverage and in event of accident...even if someone else is responsible......you're out a beautiful truck and could end up paying for someone elses foolishness to boot. Be careful...be VERY careful!!
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Member:Dipstick Street Rod Association.
My other car is a train, and last night I put the engine on the ground!!

I spoke with Canadian Customs and the RCMP today, and they told me that if the buyer has Washington insurance for the truck plus a temporary transport tag, everything will be fine.
Looks like we got everything in order now!
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Boyd who?
1948 Chevy 1/2 ton (driver)
Some people march to a different drummer. I like to polka.

As much as I'd love to come back to Seattle, the prospective buyer wants to fly up and drive it home.
The last time we were there was in '99 for the Unfinished Nats.
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Boyd who?
1948 Chevy 1/2 ton (driver)
Some people march to a different drummer. I like to polka.

Not good advise....you would lose your car. The best way is for him to come here and then sell it to him, ride with him to USA, have him register it in the States, take your plates back with you. DO NOT let your plates go as you are still liable as registered owner if anything happens!
The only way a Canadian can sell a car in the States is through a broker, and that costs about $200.00.

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Member:Dipstick Street Rod Association.
My other car is a train, and last night I put the engine on the ground!!

I got an email last night saying the new owners made it home safe and sound with no real hassles at all.
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Boyd who?
1948 Chevy 1/2 ton (driver)
Some people march to a different drummer. I like to polka.

Alan, just out of curiosity, do you know which route they took home? Wondered if they motored through here or took the more direct route? Did tyey say if they had any problems either with the truck , fires or customs?
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Member:Dipstick Street Rod Association.
My other car is a train, and last night I put the engine on the ground!!

I sent them down Alberta Hwy 2 to Hwy 3 west. They took # 3 west to US 95 south in Idaho, through Bonners Ferry, Sandpoint, and Coeur d'Alene where they picked up I-95 to Seattle.
As for problems, apparently the truck stalled out on them a couple of times like it was starving for fuel. They let it sit a minute or two then everything was fine. From what I understand there was no hassles with the fires, or at the border. I'll know more about their trip home when they call me later tonight. :-)
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Boyd who?
1948 Chevy 1/2 ton (driver)
Some people march to a different drummer. I like to polka.

GREAT, can ya keep us (or me anyway) on updates, I'd like to try n keep track of it cause I know I'll meet up with them at sometime..
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Member:Dipstick Street Rod Association.
My other car is a train, and last night I put the engine on the ground!!

Vapor Lock?
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Could very well have been a vapour lock, Grant. It did the same thing to me when I did my trip east last month. We moved the fuel pump and filter away from teh exhaust when I got back. It still might be getting the line too hot where it comes across the intake to the carb.
One of those annoying little issues.
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Boyd who?
1948 Chevy 1/2 ton (driver)
Some people march to a different drummer. I like to polka.

Sounds like it to me..
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Did the fuel cap have a vent?
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The tank is a "Tanks" poly unit with a solid cap. There is a rollover vent though. Not sure how that would work.
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Boyd who?
1948 Chevy 1/2 ton (driver)
Some people march to a different drummer. I like to polka.

Change in elevation might bother the truck?? Not to mention the change in the change in DIET it has to adjust to
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Member:Dipstick Street Rod Association.
My other car is a train, and last night I put the engine on the ground!!

No hassles at the border is good. How about with the State of Washington?

I've looked at several Canadian cars and always passed becuase of title concerns. I live near Seattle, and for that reason would be very interested in hearing if they have any trouble getting it registered here.

I recently bought a '54 Chevy pickup from Texas, and getting it titled wasn't as easy as it should have been...
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Hopefully he won't have any troubles getting it registered. I got him a bunch of paperwork from our local registries office to help him along.
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Boyd who?
1948 Chevy 1/2 ton (driver)
Some people march to a different drummer. I like to polka.

Has anyone sold a car to someone in Mexico?
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Merl C Root