1965 Dodge Dart Charger

Forwardlook said
Hate to be a killjoy but see to it that you get a container that is in good shape and use a LOT of moisture collector! A friend of mine got a 70 Challenger shipped to Finland, it is a full nut and bolt resto using mostly NOS parts. Opening the container was a shock. The car had mold everywhere in the interior and all natural parts had a thick coat of rust. The moisture collectors could not handle it all. He is still dealing with that stuff a couple of years later. It's a nightmare.

I am sure a lot has to do with the placement of the container, the condition of the door seals as well as the weather. Even if it is likely to go well do make every possible pre-caution possible! I'd hate to see that car get damaged in transit...good luck!

I have had 2 cars sent from the US to Norway. The last one was sent on a Ro-Ro ship, so it was not in a container. The first one, 1965 Ford Galaxie was sent in January from Milwaukee, Wisconsin in a 20 feet container, and was fastened with steel wires in the container. It went by train to Detroit, over the river to Windsor, Toronto, and finaly Montreal. Then on ship to I think Bremerhaven in Germany, and on a new ship to Oslo. I knew they got a horrible weather around Newfoundland since I knew what ship it went with and I could follow the travel and weather forecast.
When we opened the doors on the container in Oslo, the cars front end had been ripped loose. The wire clamps had not been strong enough. It had been loaded by professionals. But, it was no sign of moisture in the car, or container for that matter. And everything was fine, except the paint was gone on the container wall where the car bumper had hit and moved up and down. Bumper was fine. No one talked about moisture or anything. Guess I was lucky.

Bill