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How To Apply For The Philippines Car Import Permit in 2025
By Alex Naumov on December 11, 2017 at 4:02 PM
Introduction Preparing to ship your car to the Philippines? You should check if the Philippines government will allow you to import a vehicle. If you're planning to ship your car to the Philippines, it's important to note that the country has strict regulations when it comes to import …
Shipping the Original Eleanor Mustang From Gone in 60 Seconds
By Dmitriy Shibarshin on October 23, 2017 at 3:28 PM
When the remake of Gone in 60 Seconds was released in 2000, a modified Shelby Mustang featured in the film took the automotive world by storm. Nicknamed Eleanor, it became one of the most recognizable movie cars in existence. While most who wanted to get their hands on one settled for …
UK Exempts Cars 40 Years And Older From Mandated Testing
By Dmitriy Shibarshin on October 3, 2017 at 11:21 AM
Despite a recent proposal to ban internal combustion engines in the UK, a bill was signed which exempts over 293,000 classic cars from annual road testing.
Notable Events & Cars During Monterey Car Week 2017
By Dmitriy Shibarshin on September 10, 2017 at 8:07 AM
Petrol heads from around the world descend on the Monterey Peninsula every year to take part in one of the greatest automotive gatherings in California. Its a week full of events, rallies, forums, and car auctions. Then to finish things off, you have the world famous Pebble Beach Conc …
Insane 900hp Corvette C7.R from Gumball 3000
By Dmitriy Shibarshin on August 8, 2017 at 7:00 AM
When Chevrolet participates in endurance racing it uses the Corvette C7.R race car which produces just under 500hp. Apparently the horsepower was not enough for the owner of this Corvette C7.R edition, because he had Borelli Motor Sports up that figure to over 900hp at the crank. The …
10 Incredible Cars For Sale At This Year's Monterey Car Auctions
By Dmitriy Shibarshin on August 5, 2017 at 7:56 AM
It's that time of the year again when thousands of incredibly special cars go on sale in California. Taking place each year, the Monterey Car Auctions attract buyers and sellers from around the world. This year is no different, with 6 auctions offering over 1,000 cars for sale. Everyt …
UK Proposes Ban on Internal Combustion Vehicles
By Dmitriy Shibarshin on July 27, 2017 at 3:14 PM
The UK government has announced a plan to ban the sale of new vehicles powered by internal combustion engines starting in 2040. They also plan to impose further taxes on high polluting vehicles, and possibly ban them from public roads all together. It's part of a global push to encour …
An interview with Neil Jaffe, President of Chequered Flag International
By Dmitriy Shibarshin on July 23, 2017 at 5:38 PM
There’s no better way to get an inside look at the classic car market than speaking with the people who have been involved for decades. In our new interview series, we travel the country speaking with people in the classic car industry and sharing their stories. For our first story, w …
Brexit Sparked Rally for Classic Car Imports
By Alex Naumov on June 27, 2017 at 2:54 PM
We at West Coast Shipping deliver thousands of cars from the United States all over the world. With the strength of the USD and the weakening global currencies, we began to see an influx of classic car imports into the US. I asked my team to look at the data to find the country from w …
Clean Californian E30 BMW M3 is going home to Europe
By Dmitriy Shibarshin on June 26, 2017 at 5:01 PM
Seeing a BMW E30 M3 pull into our lot makes our car shipping team jump up and down with glee. This is the car many dream to own, and as time goes on, fewer are able to afford. Values on the E30 M3 have skyrocketed since 2012. You could previously buy a clean M3 for around $12,000, now …