Have a look here http://www.infrastru...cles/index.aspx Then for your shipping. http://www.schumache...e-shipping.html And for your custom agent in Melbourne. http://www.freightnet.com.au/index.asp Haven't used either as yet, but hopefully in the very near future I will be. They come well recommended. Copied and paste this for you. 1.Find a car. (US E-Bay is a good place to look believe it or not)-check the dollar conversion rate daily and watch trends before you commit to a car-have 3 or 4 choices on hand. 2 Get ISD if you don't have it and speak directly to the seller(s).Check the time zones of course.Americans are generally fairly informative and happy to spend time with an aussie on the phone. Try to avoid cars from snow affected states and have all your VIN numbers/codes on hand if you're after something built in lesser numbers so that you can check for colour,transmission changes etc . 2.Have the car inspected. 3.Make sure the car has clear title and ask for an email copy.Your importer will need a copy too.He will have a legal contact in the states who will need to process the original.The car cannot legally travel across international borders without it. 4.Find an importer Check their credentials thoroughly.Ask if the car is coming direct( West Coast USA to Australian eastern seaboard) or via Asia which takes almost twice as long ie.up to 8 weeks.. Get a commitment up front that you will be regularly informed of transit progress- ie at least twice a week. Find out which shipping company the importer uses and ask for the container number-you can keep track of the container's progress live on Lloyds Shipping MU. Find out who the freight forwarder is in Australia and ask if you can be in attendance when the car is taken out of the container-some will let you be present Buy a car on the West Coast if possible-transit from central or eastern states takes time and money. 5.Contact DOTARS Canberra on line for an import permit well before the car arrives. 6. Make sure as soon as you buy a car that you have it insured-the importer can help with this. 7.Make sure you have calculated the full cost of the car landed inc GST,cleaning ete etc so you're not caught short. 8.Lastly-unless you're prepared to convert a car to RHD and have it engineered then try to look for a car that's basically stock or has after market parts which can be easily removed. A car with minitubs etc etc is going to be pretty tough in some states to register as left hand drive. That's the short hand version- but there are lots of details in the above steps which need to be addressed as the process unfolds. A good import agent will help with most of this.