About Us
Western Canada Cobras
About Us
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My Name is Al Beix (pronounced Bikes) and I have been involved either directly or indirectly with the kit car industry in Canada since 1970 when I purchased a Meyers Manx dune buggy in Vancouver, BC.
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Fast forward to 1997, when I purchased my first Factory Five Racing, Cobra kit car. At the time I had no idea of what an adventure importing a kit car into Canada would become. In the years between 1970 and 1997 the Canadian Federal Govt had changed the rules regarding kit cars to the point that their public stance can be summed up on 5 words – “Kit cars are not allowed”.
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As a result when my Cobra kit hit the border I received a call from a Canada Customs officer telling me that they had my kit car and they are not allowed into Canada so they were going to crush it. At hearing this I asked them to put it in a bonded warehouse while I explored my options. Six weeks later I finally figured out how to go about getting the kit cleared by customs.
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While I was building my car over the winter of 97-98 I kept thinking about what I had experienced and realized that there had to be hundreds of guys out there that were having their dreams crushed by the DOT position on kit cars and out of that realization Western Canada Cobras was born with the sole purpose of making it easy for Canadians to purchase their dream car.
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As this is written in 2011, we have imported over 400 Factory Five Racing Kit Cars and every single one of them arrives at the customers door with all the necessary paperwork to show that it was legally imported into Canada.
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We now have the process refined to the point that there are really only 4 things that a perspective owner needs to do as outlined below.
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1 – Decide what options you want on your car. (Sign up for the WCC Mail list using the blue panel on the right for access to subscriber only spread sheets that you can use to configure and price your ideal car.)
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2 – Pay for what you ordered in Canadian dollars at the currency exchange rate in place on the day you pay.
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3 – Be home when the freight company calls you to let you know that your kit is at the freight depot nearest to your location that we can find.
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4 – Organize and pay for transport of your kit from the freight depot to your shop.
(This last step is usually done by hiring a local flat deck car carrier with a tilt deck. This allows the freight company to load the 1600 LB crate directly off the freight dock onto the truck and when he arrives at your shop he will slide the deck back and tilt it down thus allowing him to deposit the crate directly onto your shop floor).
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If you would like to begin the fulfilment of your dream we encourage you to explore our web site or even contact us directly by E-MAIL or by calling us on our toll free number listed below and at the top right of the page.
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Thank you for your interest and I hope you enjoy your visit to our site.
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Regards
Al Beix
www.westerncanadacobras.com
Toll Free 866 853-5835
E-Mail – Cdncobraguy@gmail.com