Se7ens in NZ?

[Kiwi XTR2]

Sorry Steve - I forgot

I'm in Taupo (middle of the North Is) for two days on the track. Will need to look it up when I get back.

[Kiwi XTR2]

The receiving agent was :

CMA CGM Owens Shipping
71-79 Customs Street East
Auckland, New Zealand
Tel. [phone]

www.cma-cgm.com/

The actual ship was P&O Nedlloyd :

www.ponl.com/

At the time I could track the container on their sites using the container reg number. (I think this has been disabled due to terrorism issues).

I can't find the documentation of the shipping (sending) agent but this was arranged by Simon Westwood who is the Sales Manager @ Westfield :

www.westfield-sportscars.co.uk/

[Steve-B]

Thanks Kiwi, I've got some friends who have Westies (including a new Seight that has a 500Bhp Chevy V-8) so
we;ll pursue that route first. He's one of the cars that would be coming to your fine shores in our group...!

[Kiwi XTR2]

500 bhp in a Seight . . . that's ridiculous.

Must be 700+ bhp/tonne.







Where can I get one.

[Steve-B]

kixi xtr2 said:

500 bhp in a Seight . . . that's ridiculous.

not really, that's less than 10Mpg

you'll find him on the WSCC board, named Barry. beautiful black brand new car, very loverly sound

[Steve-B]

momentum grows -- now have 1 container (6 cars) who are wanting to come....

we'll do round-the-world flights, and stop over somewhere coming & going.....business class

so when i fly though Auckland in a couple of weeks, will grab a set of detailed road maps so i can start asking more questions!!

[Kiwi XTR2]

Steve-B said:

momentum grows -- now have 1 container (6 cars) who are wanting to come....

6 x 7's are 42 . . . Douglas Adams would be proud.

How do you fit 6 Se7ens in one container ???

[Esprit]

Steve... you'll have to come and pick up a pie and a pint on your way through... maybe a NZ Ph wecoming committee could greet ya?

Just a thought

[Steve-B]

having been one of the folks at the loading for USA2005, there's two scenarios that work for loading 6 Se7ens in a 40 ft:

1) you drive one onto front wheel ramps, and jack the rear end up 4 feet in the air and brace it. then you drive the next one in and repeat until you fill the container. easily fit 6 SEights or SV's.

2) you put in a flat "1st floor" and alternate long and short Se7ens on the two floors. easily fit 6 SEights or SV's.

Job Done

90% of the cost for shipping a 40 ft container are all about *the container* -- the remaining 10% is insurance, loading, and dreyage/port handling fees. given the cost of renting a container, this isn't RocketScience(tm) but actual reality :roll:

Pie and a eh, you betcha!!!

>> Edited by Steve-B on Sunday 13th November 11:18

[Barry Ashcroft]

Evening guys thought I would introduce myself as I am hopeing to come to you shores with Steve B and party for a memrable trip round New Zealand.

As Steve mentioned I have a 2005 Westfield Seight with an Aluminum Small Block Chevvy fitted. 400ci 6.6ltr details and pictures especially the build and our recent tour of the USA can be found here.

www.chevroletwestfield.co.uk

enjoy and hope to see you in 2008

Barry

[Steve-B]

all, contact me offline if you want to be added to our email list

[Esprit]

Steve-B said:

all, contact me offline if you want to be added to our email list

I might sign up to that... could certainly join you on a "local" leg of the journey

[Kiwi XTR2]

The AA has just launched a new website today that should help.

Here is an article from the NZ Herald about it.

NZ Herald

>> Edited by Kiwi XTR2 on Tuesday 15th November 01:41

[Steve-B]

That site should prove handy at the end of the day. I'm watching your thread about great driving roads and trying to take notes

[Steve-B]

we might have a few folks that would fly over to ride in cars. would be outside the realm of the possible for that to happen? they're really good folks, but not able to do all the event (flights, stay overs, and the event).

curious....

[Steve-B]

so guys, how about how to best ship from Sydney to NZ? i am about to be tranfered to Sydney for 4 years, so i will have a couple of Oz
drivers and i coming over, 10 cars have signed up as definite from the EU, and 4 from the USA.

starting to work on logistics on a massive scale, so my relocation to Sydney due to work will make it a bit more challenging for the EU folks, but easier for us.

[Kiwi LE]

There's a roll on - roll off that operates between NZ & OZ

Was $ 800 8 years ago, be $ 1,500 by now with fuel prices etc ?
Map wise try -

www.wises.co.nz
www.nzmaps.co.nz

Or recently advertised there new one line map - www.tumonz.co.nz
Keep us in the loop as thing develope - Dean

[Steve-B]

Thanks Dean, now i've got to figure out importing my 210Bhp Caterham SV-VHPD to OZ and i'll be more than 90% of the way there

[Kiwi le]

Good luck with Oz - one thing I know is they are strict over there.....
I'm not able to email you, send me an email to [e-mail]
D

>> Edited by Kiwi le on Sunday 1st January 09:25

[Steve-B]

I have discovered that the RO/RO is just beside my soon-to-be-office in Sydney, so that will make a recce trip mandatory. seems a week or so blatting the southern island later this year is a doer. I have heard from several folks on Ozcclubbies.com about what gymnastics I get to go through with the NSW RTA to get our car licensed, etc.

Question: if you are RO/RO from Oz <-> NZ we don't have to get a permit to be in NZ for 3 weeks in 2008, right?

I also have help now with 2 of the USA2005 drivers who will be coordinating things from the EU once we are relocated to Sydney.