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Originally Posted by johnbuckley

Toying with the idea of a road trip across USA. Need your local input USAers for this UK limey. It's not worth shipping my own A, so how feasible would it fly in, buy a Model A (maybe in advance) , tax it ,insure it then and drive across USA, then be able to sell it, all within a holiday time frame of say 6-7 weeks Any ideas/input gratefully received. What officialdom bureaucratic hurdles do I need to be aware of?

You need advice from someone like me, not a "USAer", as they are not foreigners in their own country. Americans are not aware of restrictions on foreigners when doing common things like opening a bank account, getting a US driver's license, insurance on houses and cars. Since 9/11 there are more restrictions than before.

In almost all US states a visiting foreigner (as opposed to a student, refugee, a person with a work visa) cannot Title a car in their name. This "ban" is sometimes explicit such as in OH; while in other states they require certain forms of ID that a visiting foreigner just doesn't have such as a US passport, US driver's license, and a social security number.

DMV websites do not often list detailed rules for foreigners making online research difficult, and if you visit a DMV in person you need to speak with someone who knows the fine print otherwise you may get the wrong info.

AR and CO (unless things have changed recently) are two states where it can be done although you would need an address in that state. There very well may be no other states apart from these two. In places like FL, NY, NJ and CA many foreigners do buy cars, but the cars go into containers for export...they are not Titled.

Progressive is one of the few insurance companies that will touch you, but expect to pay several times more than an American. Lack of US driver's license is the problem with other insurance companies.

If possible, have a American friend you trust buy you a car in their name.

If that's not an option then I might be able to help you out in AR.