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MG TD TF 1500 - Visit to the USA

3/4 of us in the UK would like to bring our T types to the USA next year at the time of the Watkins Glen celebration which is in September. To date we have no fixed plans but would expect to spend 3/4 weeks in America and drive around New England, NY state and Pa which, from my experience have excellent sports car driving, great country and great people.
1. Has anyone experience of shipping their car to and from the USA which they might like to share with us. Do's and dont's and pitfalls etc.

2. Are there other events around that time (eg a GOF or a hill climb/race meeting) that you think we should attend or places to visit? (E.G. If we are in Pa we could easily get to Washington DC and Maryland).

Thank you.
R J Marshall

The Lime Rock Historics are the weekend before the Watkins Glen event, and are as good or better. NW corner of Connecticut. I'm finally going this year - three days, racing Sat & Mon; giant show Sunday, with race cars driving around on the area roads legally! This year we get Sir Stirling as honoured guest, and it is presented by Jaguar, so I am expecting all the vintage Jags, and likely all surviving cars that he drove. Said to be over 300 vintage race cars coming. I am going Monday only, because I have a 3 day event Fri-Sun at Oswego Ny, - pavement circle track sprint cars, midgets, at least 3 classes of supermodifieds, ending with the 200 lap Oswego Classic for Supers on Sunday. This is also a yearly event. There are big races of various types of cars all over the Northeast from Labor day until at least mid October. The end-of-year finale for Dirt Modifieds (plus some other stuff - WOO Sprints) is a 5 day extravaganza in and near Syracuse NY finishing on Columbus Day

http://www.limerock.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=66&Itemid=60

http://www.oswegospeedway.com/Home/NavigationMenu/ClassicWeek/ScheduleofEvents/tabid/94/Default.aspx

And of course, this is absolutely the best time of the year to tour the Northeast, best if you can stretch into mid-October.

FRM
FR Millmore

RJ,
There is a GOF planned for Oneonta NY on Sept 18-24th,,and it will highlight TF survivors,,untouched original condition TF's and the beginning of the celebration of 50th anniversary of the founding of The New England MG “T” Register.

go to;
http://www.nemgtr.org/index.php?option=com_rsevents&view=events&layout=show&cid=99:gof-mk-94&Itemid=179

SPW
STEVE WINCZE

RJ

Mike Leckstein organized a similar trip but in reverse back in the 90's. He may be helpful.

mgleckstein@monmouth.com

Mort
Mort (50 TD "Mobius")

Any information that you can find on "roll-on, roll-off" shipping would be very helpful. I've been thinking of a U.S. to U.K. trip myself.

P.S.
I'm sure many members of the Connecticut MG Club would be happy to accompany you on a tour of the area.
David Werblow

I'm always up for a good tour!
Mort (50 TD "Mobius")

Roll on Roll off.

The only information that I have that the cost from Southampton to New York (or presumably any west coast port) is £750 each way. Add to this clearance (customs) and port handling charges. I have been unable to obtain accurate figures for New York port or similar but in my broad budgeting I have allowed £500 for the cost of clearing US customs and port. I understand that the uS Customs can be difficult about imports of cars no matter how temporary that is but others, with first hand experience may wish to elaborate. Can't tell you what UK customs are like but you would be bringing a British car into the UK.

David Werblow - thank you for your kind offer of help.
R J Marshall

RJ
I was on the New England MG T Register tour in 1990 that Mike Leckstein organuized. We went from Port Elizabeth, New Jersey (on the west side of New York harbor) to Liverpool by roll on roll off. The transportation of the cars was no problem except that we were not allowed to load the cars with tools or spare parts. We carried tools and spare parts as hand luggage. We were able to get the cars loaded and unloaded on both ends by by MG owners, NEMGTR in the US and MGCC in the UK.

Jan Hurd
Janson Hurd

RJ,

Mort has given you the best advice. Mike Lechstein was the North American contact for the Triple M "Raid of New England" in 2006.

The "Raid" was an event organized by the late Bob Hudson and so I can't tell you who has his files, but if you're a member of the MGCC, I strongly suggest you go through them. This "Raid" was for 12 Triple M MGs to tour the New England area for two weeks. I met up with them in Stowe.

I might suggest too, that you contact Patrick Gargner of the MMM REgister in the UK, at leatherhead@patrickgardener.com as he had a lot to do with it.

As I recall, passage was indeed Ro-Ro and it worked well. However security in New Jersey has been made considerably tougher in the last few years, and it may no longer be possible to drive your own cars off the ship without a lot or organization beforehand. Be sure to contact Mike Lechstein. He is a Solicitor and is well versed in the US side of customs and immigration matters.

And don't be surprised if a number of US T-Series owners want to tag along. This can be fun but also very helpfull for someone driving on "the wrong side" for the first time.

Finally, I hope David Sander is reading this. David is the Chairman of the New England MG T Register, an organization with about 3,000 MG T members. David is the right guy to ask for help.

Gord Clark
Rockburn, Qué.

Gordon A Clark

Sorry ... please correct to read 'Patrick Gardner'.

Thanks

gac
Gordon A Clark

Sorry ... more corrections. The e-mail I have for Mike Leckstein is bleckstein@monmouth.com.

Also note correct spelling of Mike Leckstein's name.

Gord Clark
Gordon A Clark

All, I am reading this, and my spine is tingling just thinking about it. You've got my ear.
-David
D. Sander

We hosted the Triple M "Raid of New England" in 2006 at our garage in Jeffersonville. The local Vermont chapter of the NEMGTR put on quite an impressive display of MGs for the group, some cars in mid restoration. Surprisingly, they walked right by the MGs and took a fancy to the American cars, especially the '59 Corvette and the Chrysler Prowler. One drive in a small block V8 and they were hooked.
Nice group of people. A fun day for all in attendance. I can't believe it was 2006. It seams like it was only a couple of years ago.
-David
D. Sander

"Surprisingly, they walked right by the MGs and took a fancy to the American cars, especially the '59 Corvette and the Chrysler Prowler. One drive in a small block V8 and they were hooked."

Hence why I suggested the All American circle track events - best drivers in the world in some of the most outrageous cars on any planet. I don't quite know why you would travel around the world to look at the same cars you can see at home, unless you are a serious researcher writing a book, That's work, not vacation!

FRM
FR Millmore

RJ

You could always hire a sea containers and tie the MGs down in them as the group of MGBers did with their cars from OZ to Cape Town.

You could then put spares and tools in containers with cars.

cheers

Stuart
Stuart Duncan

Annie and I met up with the MMM group in Stonington Ct,, wonderfull folks, and the cars were very impressive,,,,


STEVE WINCZE

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