STAGHOUND 2023 is on its way to Antwerp

[Mike K]

Originally Posted by daninnm

Well, to answer the question - yes, this is the Stag that came from the Melbourne Museum sale 15 years ago....Gathered parts and bought out a large collection of NOS stuff (thousands of pounds) also from Australia. The Aussies thought I was nuts for buying it and truly it took two years to get paperwork done to get it into the US!

Have a nice Thanksgiving.
Dan

Hi Dan

I don't know how you managed to import ex-Lend-Lease stuff back into the USA from Australia, unless the two governments have recently amended the original wartime Lend-Lease agreement.

There was a local in my area who had a large stock of NOS Lend-Lease Stuart M3 light tank parts including NOS radial engines ( which I saw). The story goes: because of the Lend-Lease agreement , he was not permitted to sell any of it back to the USA . What was left of the stockpile was sold as a big lot locally but the deal went bad and it ended up in the courts with lawyers involved

[daninnm]

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[Jakko Westerbeke]

Originally Posted by Mike Kelly

because of the Lend-Lease agreement , he was not permitted to sell any of it back to the USA . What was left of the stockpile was sold as a big lot locally but the deal went bad and it ended up in the courts with lawyers involved

That sounds to me like he could have done that a bit smarter … like, sell via an in-between person in a third country?

[daninnm]

My understanding of the world in that regard is as follows:
Australia requires an export permit for military vehicles so they can grab it for their military museum...if they have one in the museum you get the permit.
The US State Dept. now permits importation of former LEND-LEASE US Vehicles older than 1959. Still need a BATF Form 6 showing 'no guns' but the armor part is OK....
Parts importation as never been an issue and is permittred to return as US GOODS RETURNING - used and antique car and truck parts. hat rule from State changed maybe a decade ago. As long as not intended for regular on-rad use - no import duty - because it is not foreign truck.

[Mike Cecil]

"Australia requires an export permit for military vehicles so they can grab it for their military museum...if they have one in the museum you get the permit."

Sort of, Dan, but to clarify for readers:

The MCH Act requires that there be two items of similar quality to the item for which an export permit is requested, in public collections in Australia before a permanent export permit can be considered. This has been interpreted by MCH to mean that the two examples be held in separate public collections, not both in the same place.

The MCH process does not require an item refused export to be held by or obtained by a public collection, simply that it cannot be exported. It can still be retained or sold by a private individual or non-government collection.

Technically, parts also fall within the meaning of the MCH Act but I've not seen any evidence of parts being applied for, or any blocking of permanent export of parts under the auspices of the MCH Act.

Mike

[daninnm]

Good comment - I just knew there was a 'duplicate' requirement....for export.

[daninnm]

Staghound 2023 has arrived in Antwerp yesterday. Clearing customs and hopefully driving around in the Netherlands on FRIDAY??!!


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ANTWERP STEENBANK
ETA: Nov 30, 01:00
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Course / Speed 72° / 0.0 kn
Current draught 9.6 m
Navigation Status Moored
Position received 1 min ago
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Antwerpen, Belgium
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