Operation American Thunder

[lady TOPAZ]

TRANSFERED FROM TUSCAN SPEED SIX 'TUSCANS TO LA'.

Please read the 3 pages on above thread and then continue here:

[v8tvr]

TRANSFERED FROM TUSCAN SPEED SIX 'TUSCANS TO LA'.

Please read the 3 pages on above thread and then continue here:

more people please

[Graham]

the thread link is here

[url]www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=36870&f=5&h=0[/url]

any one fancy driving their tiv in the us

[21TVR]

You got there before me Graham

I have closed the other thread but it is all available to read. please keep posting on here now

many thanks

Simon

[mcrimes]

Yup, I'm still very interested.

LT - was the £745(ish) shipping cost you mentioned for a single trip or both ways ? I'm guessing the former.

We haven't really discussed much about the general plan once over there, which will be something that may make or break the decision for many people I'd guess.

To summarise what was on the old Tuscan thread for those new to this idea, we've brushed on the ideas of :

- Cross USA drive (NY -> LA or vice-versa) via various quest points such as the world's largest ball of dental-floss etc
- Meeting up with a few US TVR owners / fans
- Meeting up with US marque owners clubs (eg Viper)
- Simply annoying the locals with flash Brit cars

More ideas needed I guess. Would also be interesting to hear what sort of trip duration interested folks are looking for.

Personally I have some friends in San Francisco so I'd plan to be there at some point in time. If I'm spending a fortune on shipping & being stuck without my car for a while I'd intend to be over there for 3-4 weeks at the very least, but obviously we don't all need to travel as a convoy at all times

Martin

[Alf Essex]

Well I could only manage 3 weeks at most. Also we should confirm what month we should aim for as the uncertainty of the window may not encourage people to come on board.

Alan.

[Graham]

If i was going to do it it would probably have to be cross country.

2 weeks for me to drive across and then let a mate spend to weeks driving back. that would split the shipping costs and

east coast is cheeper and quicker... anyone got any rates for the east coast ?

G

as for dates june is out (LE Mans)

[nubbin]

One suggestion regarding dates would be to coincide with "Woodwork" - TVRNA's annual bash for TVR@s in USA - it seems to take place in September, in New York/New Jersey, but I'm not sure on dates for 2004. One contact might be Mike Mooney ([e-mail]) - he is coming to the U.K. in July, and could give you some useful information.

I'd love to come but 3 weks or more off work would be impossible for me. Have fun with it!!

[andygear1999]

Hi - Reading this thread with interest as I'm moving to the US in the summer, and am considering taking my Tuscan for the 12 months allowable under the non-resident exemption. I've been talking to some people off-line (so apologies if you get this request twice), and although shipping there and back is no issue, I'm stuggling to find out concrete details of insurers willing to cover the car in the US. I've tried Hegarty in the US as recommended by a couple of people, but they claim they will only cover US registered cars - and here's the "catch 22" - the 12 month exemption is granted only is the imported car remains registered outside the US.... So far I also haven't found a UK insurer willing to quote for the US either. Has anyone actually managed to get a firm price/quotation for road insurance in the US??

[montegogt]

Not sure if it will help, but a chap called Mike Key, who is a photographer for Classic American magazine, in the UK. Took his 1932 Ford Hotrod over to the states last year and cruised around for a several weeks, before returning home. He obviously managed to sort insurance for his trip.
Perhaps a call to Classic American may give clues. Only got their subscrption number 0161 836 4457, but they will pass you on I'm sure.

[lady topaz]

montegogt said: Not sure if it will help, but a chap called Mike Key, who is a photographer for Classic American magazine, in the UK. Took his 1932 Ford Hotrod over to the states last year and cruised around for a several weeks, before returning home. He obviously managed to sort insurance for his trip.
Perhaps a call to Classic American may give clues. Only got their subscrption number 0161 836 4457, but they will pass you on I'm sure.

Thanks for that, this idea cetainly hasnt died, well for us anyway. I reckon this is the cooling down period to suss out who is serious and who isn't. Unless the red tape becomes ridiculous then we will be going so thanks for your imput

[tasmin83]

The TVRCC North America's annual gathering, "Out of the Woodwork 2003" is scheduled for the weekend of
October 11-13, 2003 in New Jersey. If any of you bring your cars over and will be in the country during that time, we would love to have you join us for this event.

[v8tvr]

lady topaz said:

montegogt said: Not sure if it will help, but a chap called Mike Key, who is a photographer for Classic American magazine, in the UK. Took his 1932 Ford Hotrod over to the states last year and cruised around for a several weeks, before returning home. He obviously managed to sort insurance for his trip.
Perhaps a call to Classic American may give clues. Only got their subscrption number 0161 836 4457, but they will pass you on I'm sure.

Thanks for that, this idea cetainly hasnt died, well for us anyway. I reckon this is the cooling down period to suss out who is serious and who isn't. Unless the red tape becomes ridiculous then we will be going so thanks for your imput

Glad to see its back on the boil again... thought i'd be going on my own!

[andygear1999]

montegogt said: Not sure if it will help, but a chap called Mike Key, who is a photographer for Classic American magazine, in the UK. Took his 1932 Ford Hotrod over to the states last year and cruised around for a several weeks, before returning home. He obviously managed to sort insurance for his trip.
Perhaps a call to Classic American may give clues. Only got their subscrption number 0161 836 4457, but they will pass you on I'm sure.

Thanks for the help - I've got hold of him and have requested a quote from the company he suggested, which was Grundy in the US (grundy.com). I'll let you know if I get a concrete result. I've also re-sent my request to Hagerty (hagerty.com), as originally they told me they would not insure non-US registerd cars, but in fact I now know they have done that in the past. Perhaps their policy has changed, but I've asked them to clarify. Again, if I get a meaningful quote from either source, I'll post it here. Thanks to all for their help. Andy.