Australian classic car owners

[prototype]

Originally Posted by ACR

I can definitely help out here. I'm in Western Australia, have imported a handful of cars for myself from the US (including one arriving in the next fortnight) and do all my own work in getting them complied/registered. Before anything else, the most important question needs to be asked: how far down the pro-touring rabbit hole is the potential Chevelle the client is looking for? There's an extremely strong chance it won't get import approval and be allowed into the country for road registration right off the get go. The laws have been toughened and tightened substantially over the last few years and pro-touring builds are basically a no-go to import.

Is asbestos banned on vintage cars?

[ACR]

Originally Posted by prototype

Is asbestos banned on vintage cars?

Yes. We have zero-tolerance laws to asbestos imports and the onus is on the importer to prove the car has no asbestos which means you pay to have commonly suspected parts tested by an Australian NATA accredited laboratory. Think brake pads/drum shoes, engine gaskets, etc. To put this into real world perspective, the 69 Camaro I have arriving within the fornight is a four-wheel drum brake car and all the brake shoes had to be removed on the US side as they all had asbestos. One of the first jobs once I get it home is to install new drum brake shoes on all four corners (and probably replace the missing parts when the drums were disassembled which has happened before on a previous car). I have witnessed cars come through with engines in partial states of disassembly for similar reasons. Bureaucracy can turn a perfectly running and driving car into an in-op import and you'll pay for the privilege.

[LetsFNgo]

Originally Posted by prototype

Is asbestos banned on vintage cars?

Funny enough in that YouTube series I posted about they had that issue with the 240Z they bought. It was a running and driving car in Japan, but couldn’t prove on import that the head gasket wasn’t asbestos. They lost/gave up the original engine and trans to get the car into the country. When they say 0%, they really mean 0%.