AUTO TRANSPORT....WTF | Joined: Aug 2012 Posts: 36 Likes: 1 newbie | OP newbie Joined: Aug 2012 Posts: 36 Likes: 1 | Anyone here ever shipped a Van? Who did you use? Any recommendations? Ive been searching online and speaking with a ton of "Broker" style companies and it seems like a shady business all in all. I know people have done it, saw a dude ship the "Orange crush" van he bought all the way across the pond. Had a little tracker app for where it was on the ocean and everything, looked professional as shit. Im only shipping from WA to MO so not quite as far but still, the process so far has been a nightmare. Anyone with some experience in that area hit me up! | | | Re: AUTO TRANSPORT....WTF | Joined: Aug 2013 Posts: 233 Likes: 2 enthusiast | enthusiast Joined: Aug 2013 Posts: 233 Likes: 2 | I shipped a car once. The place the internet led me to was a broker company like u said. The shipping company then contacted me. They were great. The name was Horseless Carriage. They are super nice and very careful with your vehicle. 1992 Chevy G20, 110" wheelbase, Mark III conversion, L31/4L80e swap, Express wiring harness.
| | | Re: AUTO TRANSPORT....WTF | Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 3,473 Likes: 1 pooh-bah | pooh-bah Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 3,473 Likes: 1 | When Evil Hippie bought Miss Behavin' Mid Ford shipped it from Pena IL to like Wasington state didn't seem to be a pproblem. got there fine, just costs a lot.
Cheers! Been There, done that, Member of those.... Built for comfort not for speed ....Well speed too !... I am a vanner, Promise me the world, give me nothing, I'll be back ... next year ! | | | Re: AUTO TRANSPORT....WTF | Joined: Oct 2013 Posts: 941 old hand | old hand Joined: Oct 2013 Posts: 941 | I'll look and see who the original company were who shipped Orange Crush from Ventura to Oakland,It was all within the shipping companies package but I'll check who they were
UK member of Nova Vans and California Street Vans | | | Re: AUTO TRANSPORT....WTF | Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 1,398 old hand | old hand Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 1,398 | I used a company called Montway Auto Transport to ship a van from Cal to Ohio about a year ago. They are a broker but everything went well. The cost was about $1400 in total. | | | Re: AUTO TRANSPORT....WTF | Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 2,108 veteran | veteran Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 2,108 | Had the "Emerald Express" shipped from New Jersey to Green Bay using a private shipper. Mike Frost 952-210-2600 Awesome guy, had my van within 4 days no problems at all. Kept me updated and sent me pics when it was loaded. 1100 miles and it was here! He's from Milwaukee Wisconsin, goes all over nationwide. | | | Re: AUTO TRANSPORT....WTF | Joined: Oct 2013 Posts: 941 old hand | old hand Joined: Oct 2013 Posts: 941 | West coast shipping were the company who did the US part
UK member of Nova Vans and California Street Vans | | | Re: AUTO TRANSPORT....WTF | Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 18,279 Likes: 552 | Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 18,279 Likes: 552 | I had a transport set up to bring me the white G30 from cedar rapids to san diego. they quoted me one price then after they saw the van they doubled the fare "extra long double fare". Well I flew there & drove it back for less than they could.
SUNSHINE VANS-VAN DIEGO ADRENALIN BY THE GALLON & CHASIN RACIN ONE FOR THE DIRT & ONE FOR THE STREETS '93 CHEVY G30 454 4X4 SPORTVAN EXT 146" WB '92 CHEVY G30 454 BEAUVILLE EXT 146" WB | | | Re: AUTO TRANSPORT....WTF | Joined: May 2007 Posts: 9,854 Likes: 8 Festerus Vannimus | Festerus Vannimus Joined: May 2007 Posts: 9,854 Likes: 8 | When we bought Wolf-Den years ago, we flew to Boston , met the owners ( GREAT PEOPLE ) , they threw a PARTY to welcome us and say good bye to the van, we had a BLAST, then we drove back home to Oklahoma City, stopped to meet various vanners from here, spent the night with a few and had a great story for around the camp fire at van runs. . . .blown tire, frozen fingers due to faulty heater valve, some of the best cooking we have had in a long time, well worth the cost, time and hard ship of spending a week in the van with the wife ! LOL
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