A private collector asked us to move a fully-restored 1968 Jaguar E-Type Series 1 from his North London garage to a Sydney showroom. The car is irreplaceable, the customer wanted zero risk and full visibility. Here is how we did it.
The brief
Door-to-door, sole-use container, museum-grade tie-down, full agreed-value marine insurance at £180,000 declared value, and weekly photo updates from collection through to delivery.
The execution
We collected on a covered transporter, loaded into a freshly-inspected 20ft container at Southampton with four-corner soft straps and wheel chocks, sealed in front of the owner, and sailed direct on a 38-day rotation to Port Botany. Sydney customs cleared in 5 working days under the carnet de passage and the car was delivered to the showroom on day 48.
What the customer paid
Total project cost: £6,950 including UK collection, container, ocean freight, insurance at 1.1% of declared value, Australia quarantine inspection and showroom delivery.
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TheShipCars Editorial Team
Logistics specialists at TheShipCars Worldwide with hands-on experience moving vehicles from UK ports to over 60 destinations across Africa, the Middle East, Asia Pacific, the Americas and Europe.