Originally Posted by SkyHawk-N
I'd be very careful importing a Cessna 140 if you intend to put it on the G-Reg. Most have been upgraded with parts that will not be approved by the CAA. What starts off looking like a real bargain will end up costing a lot of money.
What parts? I belong to a club with a 1946 C140, it's pretty much all stock. It does have metallized wings. It would seem that if you can certify a taildragger C152 over there that a C140 should be a snap. If you are really hot on the C140, I would recommend joining the C120-140 association. Find it at
http://www.cessna120-140.org/. A wealth of information there.
A C140 is a great little airplane. The one issue it has is poor useful load, especially if it is metalized.
-- IFMU