Importing a 42 ford GPW into Canada???

nelson84 · #1 28-08-10, 04:44

I have the title and bill of sale. Do I need a recall list from ford? Is there such a thing for something this old? I had to get a recall letter for my Durango I imported.

Would trailer wheels be okay on a jeep to pass inspection? The wheels look similar to the originals and are the same size 6 x 16?

maple_leaf_eh · #2 28-08-10, 15:37

Congrats! Where are you in the Great White North?

Recalls are a modern invention. Before Ralph Nader people just made Detroit pay atttention to detail, and got the government's attention to enforce it. If the army wanted to fix something, they just sent out maintenance orders. Any work would have been done up to the date the vehicle was sold off.

The beauty of standard military pattern vehicles and parts is their complete interchangeability. Tires, wheels, lights, fittings, etc are interchangeable. So as far a Jeep trailers go, those wheels can be swapped forward without problems. These are not skinny-tired mass-produced homeowner utility trailers ....

You may need to get a recognized appaiser or estimator to state those obvious answers. On this forum, Brian Asbury (north of Toronto) can probably speak the language to the customs people.

20387774 · #3 28-08-10, 23:48

Nelson-Inform the U.S. customs of your purchase and vehicle information at least 3 days before you intend to bring it across. You must notify the port of entry you intend to use. They run a title search and lien check on the vehicle. Let U.S. customs inspect it(on their side of the border) before crossing into Canada and Canadian customs. Canada customs will make you pay your taxes on it when you enter.

I'd call the port of entry beforehand and make sure they didn't find any problems with the title before you start hauling it up here.

John

jim fraser (RIP) · #4 29-08-10, 03:12

hi.as was said just send org title and bill of sale to usa customs 72 hours a head of time.also have marked on the bill of sale that there is no recalls on this vehicle.i just brought a truck back a couple of weeks ago and had no problems at all.just make sure you have a clear title and the bill of sale.make sure you have it marked there is no recalls no matter what age it is they can refuse entry.regards jim.

nelson84 · #5 30-08-10, 02:05

Bill of sale???? I bought it off of ebay from a private seller, would the ebay item page be good enough along with the paypal receipt? How can I mark it has no recalls? I thought the recalls didn't start until the 60's?

20387774 · #6 30-08-10, 13:36

Nelson-Your ebay page should be good enough to prove your value, but you should have a bill of sale with the vehicle identification number on it. Anyone could have downloaded the ebay page, you need to prove it's your jeep.

I wouldn't worry about recalls. I've never been asked on vehicles that old. You still have to get a safety in Canada anyway to put it on the road, so any safety issues are the responsibility of your mechanic to advise you. For old historic vehicles, if it didn't come from the factory with it, you don't need it. If you do install modern safety equipment on it, it must be functioning properly(like turn signals, safety belts...). Some mechanics are hesitant to allow a vehicle without safety belts or signals to pass-shop around for a knowledgeable mechanic as you don't need the stuff to pass a safety.

John

nelson84 · #7 31-08-10, 03:51

I phoned the us customs and they said to just get the seller to type up a bill of sale and sign and date it. So I have that now. According to the canadian gov't I just need a provincial inspection. Does anybody know if thats the inspection that canadian tires does or is that the inspection just about any shop can do? I know canadian tire does both inspections but the basic inspection can be done by any shop that is certified. But is that the provincial inspection? When ever I am looking for answrs everybody is closed, I will have to wait until tomorrow.