Transport issue

[Richard Coutts-Smith]

Hello and welcome Phillip,
The tyranny of distance has always been a bit of a problem over here, and in short unless you are involved in the transport industry it is going to cost.
The favoured way is to find a someone who can do a "Backload" to you at a discount. There was an attempt at a website a while back trying organise this sort of thing, not sure if it is still going.
Commercial car carriers may or may not take a vehicle of this size, cost a phonecall to find out, and are often a reasonable price on the main routes. However they will only take running vehicles, and will not accept any spares or extras loaded into your vehicle.
(They were willing to transport my 4ton Humber, but not the trailer and spare motor.)
Keep an eye out to see which firm is delivering to your local car yards.
Dry hiring a large flatbed for a weekend (or in your case a week) can also be reasonable option, bearing in mind that you have to be able to load/unload each end.
Depending on the condition of what you buy, you can have a rather fuel heavy holiday and drive it home yourself, with lots of adventures on the way I'm sure...
You can wait until all the planets lineup and you get exactly what you want, where you want it however long that takes; or find a vendor who is willing to store your purchase after payment for a couple of months. It is amazing how much you can find out about transporting trucks when you have a fully paid for vehicle waiting for you.
Buy it, and it will come.....

Good luck with wich ever path you choose
Rich.