Vehicles that are over 25 years old by month/year. If a car was manufactured this month in 1994, it would now be over 25 years old and legal.

No, we do not.

No engine and transmission, missing any FMVSS related items is considered vehicle parts by the NHTSA. Unless it constitutes a disassembled vehicle, the EPA looks at it the same way. However, the problem with this is then legally turning the parts into a car is a tricky situation. We only want to be involved with importing legal complete vehicles. Imported legally means less hassles down the road.

Yes, we do import European cars that are 25 year old vehicles. Europe, Japan, Australia, New Zealand.

We do not. Our focus is on providing +25 year old classic, unmodified vehicles.

We ship vehicles via roll on roll off boats (Ro-Ro).

Not at this time.

We ship primarily to Long Beach/Los Angeles.

Your vehicle will arrive to the port of Long Beach where our domestic trucking company will pick it up, and deliver it to your doorstep.

On average, it takes about 3 to 4 weeks.

There are six costs associated with purchasing and importing a vehicle from Japan to the United States a vehicle. Click here to see the costs of importing a Nissan Figaro to San Francisco.

No, we do not.  To have a better understanding of all costs, we encourage you to use our import calculator

• Bank wires and Cryptocurrency (XBT/ETH/LTC/XRP)
• We do not accept Cash/Checks/Credit

Drift & Drive respectfully desires only serious customers. By having a nonrefundable deposit, we prevent time wasting interactions with “tire kickers” who have no serious interest in purchasing a vehicle. With that said, prospects/customers are given exclusive access to our auction portal at no cost in order to view first-hand the number of vehicles that are available at auction.

20,000 to 40,000. The biggest auction days are typically Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

Our auction specialists attend dealer-only vehicle auctions across Japan six days a week, so that’s obviously where we buy the vast majority of cars for our customers. We also have some wholesale suppliers and private buying agents who can be particularly useful for tracking down rare or classic cars that don’t come through auction very often. Japan is different from most other countries in that virtually all second cars are traded in to dealers when a new vehicle is purchased. Owners very rarely sell cars privately unless they’re rare or collectible.

Tokyo, Yokohama, Osaka, Kobe and Nagoya. We do not attend auctions in the northern part of Japan as vehicles are much more prone to rust.

• Hagerty.com
• Americancollectors.com
• Grundy.com

Yes, contact us for more information.

• California has its own EPA, called the ARB (Air Resources Board) often called the California Air Resources Board. The ARB sets California requirements. California is the only state to be able to set its own emissions standards, separate from the Federal EPA.
• In order to meet these standards, there is only one conversion center in all of California is that can bring your vehicle into compliance. G&K automotive services are located in Santa Ana, CA and can be reached by phone (714-545-9503) or by email imports@gnkauto.com

We encourage our customers to speak with G&K directly for an accurate quote. With that said, be prepared to spend between $4,000 - $10,000.

No, we are an import broker. Click here to see the differences between import brokers and car dealers.