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Hi Tom
..and thanks for taking the time to reply and for the across States contact - I'll drop them a line.
I haven't found a shipper yet. Here in the UK I've used Schumacher before, but after 3 weeks and one chase up I've still not heard back from them. I also contacted SeaKargo at the same time, but again no response.. I'm Not Impressed.
I read someone recommending STS_Imports, so I spoke to them. Ron seems to be the man in charge. He gave me an estimate off the top of his head, but also asked for dimensions. I sent him those and a proposal securing the chassis over the car. He replied the following day with the same price.
The seller was kind enough to suggest he might make such cradles for me. The price I was given though, for sea freight shipping alone, of these was close to $3000 ! Plus an estimated $1100 for the transport from Arkansas to Huston. He explains it's not just the size but also the amount of man-handling.
I thought the above (chassis over the car) proposal would also work to transport car and chassis overland on a trailer. It seems however that I need to revise my idea - so the cradles with chassis on top actually rests on, is secured to, and moves with the car - so it is just one item to handle.
The reason I asked about transport to any shipping port from Huston to Boston.. was because the car transport costs from Arkansas are going to be expensive whichever direction it goes.
BUT if I could tie-up with someone who frequently has an empty-trailer trip in one direction (to any sea port) then that's probably the least expensive way for this to happen.
Just for the car alone ; Sea Freight costs $200 more from Huston to the UK, than from North Beach, Florida. So probably the further up the western seaboard we go the lesser the sea freight's cost. There might also be more choice of shipping agents. So if someone was to be running down, let's say, from Boston with a delivery once month ..but all too often had an empty trailer on the way back, then for a wad of greenbacks - I might get a deal. :eagerness:
Hey, I'm open to any suggestion !