Importing a classic from the US

[peekay74]

Hi all,
Just exploring at the moment but can anyone offer advice on the process of importing a classic car from the US? Let’s say 1970’s or earlier ? Not decdided on exactly what yet but along lines of typical American Muscle Car.
Further to this how do the taxes work, a fully rebuilt car obviously significantly more expensive than a project car and assume taxes on such would also be significantly higher ? However would/could the following work :
- Purchase project car in US ?
- Send project car to garage in the US to rebuild
- then import

Imagine I’m not the first to think of this but was wondering if this could be a cheaper way of doing things ? American parts cheaper to buy and install in US and then could taxes be based on the purchase price of the project car rather than full rebuild cost - working on the ‘thought’ that the rebuild costs are a service I am paying for in US on which taxes would have already been paid ?

Could be in pie in the sky thoughts but just wondering if anyone could advise or had maybe done something similar ?

Thanks in advance

[peekay74]

Thanks for the video and general thoughts.
My view is probably in line with the idea that even when buying a rebuilt car it can still hide a multitude of problems. Maybe I should buy a sorted one from one of the celebrity car builders like Gas Monkey or similar LOL