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Japan
Strict inspections keep cars meticulously maintained, and every auction car comes with an independent grade. We translate the auction sheet and confirm it in person.
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Rare cars, brought home.
We find, inspect and import prestige and collector cars from Japan and the United Kingdom, then have them complied and ready for you in Melbourne.
The approach
Some cars were never sold here. Others were, but the best examples live in a Tokyo collection or a garage in Surrey. We find them, check them in person, and manage every step until the keys are in your hand.
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Sourced at the source
Auction houses, private collections and specialist dealers across Japan and the UK, searched against your exact brief.
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Seen before it's bought
Every shortlisted car is inspected in person, with photos, video and translated auction reports sent to you before any decision.
iii.
Complied in Victoria
Shipping, customs, quarantine, compliance and roadworthy are all handled, and the car is handed over in Melbourne ready to register.
One brief.
One point of contact.
The process
From first call
to handover.
You decide what you want. We do the searching, the checking and the paperwork, and keep you updated at every stage.
Start a brief-
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The brief
We talk through the car you want: model, year, colour, specification, kilometres and budget. You'll know straight away whether it can be imported, and roughly what it will cost to land.
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II
The search
We search auctions, dealers and private sellers in Japan and the UK and come back with a shortlist of real cars, each with its history and our honest opinion of it.
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III
Inspection
An inspector sees the car in person before anything is bought. You get detailed photos, video and a translated condition report, and nothing goes ahead until you're happy.
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IV
Import and compliance
We arrange the purchase, shipping, customs clearance, quarantine and import approvals, then the car goes through compliance and a roadworthy check with our compliance partner.
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V
Handover
Your car is handed over in Melbourne, complied and ready to register in your name.
What we bring home
Cars worth
the wait.
FeaturedThe naturally aspirated V10, in a narrow build window that can be imported.
Japan · UKLow-kilometre, well-documented examples, chosen for history as much as specification.
JapanIcons from Japan's golden era, bought on graded auction sheets and checked in person.
United KingdomRight-hand drive from the factory, with the paper trail serious collectors look for.
Your briefTell us the car. We'll tell you honestly whether it can come home, and what it takes.
Featured · Audi R8
A narrow
window.
Only second-generation R8 V10 and V10 Plus coupés built between May 2015 and March 2016 can currently be imported. The build plate matters more than the model year, and we check it before anything else.
Eligible buildsMay 2015 – Mar 2016
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Two markets
Where the best examples are.
UK
United Kingdom
Right-hand drive from the factory, a deep collector market, and service histories that often go back to the first owner.
How you pay
One agreed price. Two payments.
Before anything is bought, you're quoted one price for your car, landed, complied and ready to register. It's paid in two stages.
Payment one
Securing your car
Paid when you approve the car, so it can be purchased and shipped.
- WhenOn approval of the car
- AmountThe majority of the agreed price
- StartsPurchase, shipping and import
Payment two
The balance
Paid once your car has landed and passed compliance, before handover.
- WhenOnce complied
- AmountThe remaining balance
- ThenHandover in Melbourne
The agreed price covers the car, shipping, duty, GST and government import charges, compliance, roadworthy and our service. Registration and stamp duty are paid by you when you register the car.
Enquire
Tell us the car
you're after.
Every enquiry is answered personally, usually within one business day. There's no obligation until you approve a car.