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OldHenry’s adventures in China, a preparation report from Eric Hubacher from Switzerland who will participate in the 2015 China Classic Car Challenge
Part 1, Registration and preparation of the car
Thanks to PreWarCar.com, my wife Inés and I can take part in the Classic Car Challenge China. First, we had to complete the registration process with many pictures of the car and documents to send to China. That was at the beginning of July followed by a long e-mail exchange about custom bonds and fright costs. The Chinese organizer was always a big help and cleared all uncertainties. On July 28, all details were settled and the logistics company informed me that shipping would start on July 30 in Langenbach near Munich.
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Now I was in big hurry. I had to get the car ready very quickly. First I checked all points on my maintenance and security checklist. Next all the fittings had to be greased, the clutch and brake pedals readjusted and the motor oil changed.
After a long test run, I started to pack all necessary spare parts since the chance to find any Ford Model A spare parts in China would be very low. For the Chinese customs authority, it was important to prepare a list and pro forma invoice for all tools and spare parts including the weight of each part.
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I stowed all these parts under the back seat of my car.
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Part 2, Transfer to the logistics company
It was now too late to send my car with a covered transport vehicle to Langenbach, so I decided to drive it to .... (continued under Read More)