Good luck with that one
I tried it with my Fiat Zagato Abarth, despite there only having between 12 and 20 "Corsa" versions built they flatly refused. My shippers said it now only applies to extra rare items like Bugattis and the like.
The problem was the thousands of VW buses getting imported, "mine is a very rare barn door only 20 known examples" yeah right but as far as customs are concerned its a VW bus and VW made millions of them so tough.
This country is skint so the tax man is cracking down hard everywhere.
There may well be isolated examples where people have gotten away with it, I am sure they will chime in here, but the general feedback is thems the rules and we are not inclined to see it your way.
Marcus
1967 RHD 911S
1958 Fiat Abarth Zagato 750 Competition Corsa
1956 356a "die Ratte"
1972 Mercedes 280S
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1974 914 2.0
992 C2S
1955 Continental Cabriolet
1968 Citroen DS21
Thanks ...... The way that HM Revenue & Customs is dealing with this has only tightened up in the last month and now they are being really tough with their interpretation of the rules.
This is an interesting article worth reading........
the customs problems are nothing new really - 7 years ago they insisted that my 53 deluxe vw samba was not a rare vehicle (at the time it was the only known 53 in the uk)
i was hit with a retrospective! charge after the initial duties had been paid and the vehicle cleared... suffice to say we challenged this and to date have not had to pay the latter fees.
good luck with your efforts
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I know of one in bits in Essex somewhere and I think Roger Bray has the first car sold by AFN which is a '53.
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