The Ford Barn

Brian · 06-07-2020, 08:37 PM

I feel for you Phil...Aust $12,000 !! did they find the asbestos in the head gaskets? What a dangerous car you imported!!
It's way over the top isn't it?
I enquired to our NZ Customs if I could import asbestos brake linings- NO WAY!!
About three years ago I purchased a NOS cluster on eBay off an American seller. I got him to send it to an American forwarding outlet that works in with NZ Post. They refused to send it to me because it had Cosmoline on it. I had to supply MHSD information, lots of toing and froing, said they'd destroy it at no charge to me, alternatively return it to the vendor at half the price it would have cost to send to NZ. I got them to send it back to him, told him to keep it. Unfortunately, this is all for our personal safety you understand?

06-07-2020, 08:37 PM	#40
Brian Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Masterton, New Zealand Posts: 3,998	Re: brake problem I feel for you Phil...Aust $12,000 !! did they find the asbestos in the head gaskets? What a dangerous car you imported!! It's way over the top isn't it? I enquired to our NZ Customs if I could import asbestos brake linings- NO WAY!! About three years ago I purchased a NOS cluster on eBay off an American seller. I got him to send it to an American forwarding outlet that works in with NZ Post. They refused to send it to me because it had Cosmoline on it. I had to supply MHSD information, lots of toing and froing, said they'd destroy it at no charge to me, alternatively return it to the vendor at half the price it would have cost to send to NZ. I got them to send it back to him, told him to keep it. Unfortunately, this is all for our personal safety you understand? __________________ Unfortunately, two half wits don't make a whole wit!