USAutozilla is the US arm of Autozilla, a classic-car dealer in Ouca, Aveiro, Portugal that imports American classics for the European trade and holds its own stock of European cars. In the US, every sale is made by Salvage Motors LLC, a licensed dealer (Arkansas M-13632) with offices in Santa Barbara, California. Same owner, both sides of the water.
Two companies, one direction reversed
Autozilla, our European arm, is a licensed dealer based in Ouca, Portugal, that imports American classic cars into Europe and sells them to dealers and collectors across the continent. Mustangs, Camaros, Corvettes, Cadillacs, registered and delivered from Portugal to Germany. A showroom in Ouca, a paperwork team that works with Portuguese and European customs every week, and dealer contacts across Europe.
Along the way, the European side of the business kept filling up with European cars: Mercedes SLs, MGs, Jaguars, Defenders, G-Wagens that came in on trade or were bought because they were too good to leave. American customers started asking about them. The 25-year rule made more of them legal every month.
USAutozilla is the answer. The same team, the same shipping lines and brokers, pointed west. We know how to put a car on a boat and get it titled on the other side because that is what we do in the other direction, every week.
Salvage Motors LLC
Salvage Motors LLC is a US vehicle dealer and wholesaler, licensed in Arkansas (Dealer License M-13632) and operating from Santa Barbara, California. It is the seller of record on every USAutozilla transaction: it issues the bill of sale, holds the car during shipping, clears it through its customs broker and transfers a US title to you.
Where we are
United States — Salvage Motors LLC
1117 State Street, Unit 4, Santa Barbara, CA 93101
(754) 303-1194
Office, sales, titling, customer contact. No cars on site.
Portugal — Autozilla (Sarazina World)
Ouca, Vagos, Aveiro district
Cars, workshop, inspections, export. 15 minutes from Aveiro, one hour from Porto airport. Visits by appointment.
Who runs it
USAutozilla and Autozilla are run by Paulo, Portuguese by birth, from the Aveiro region, and a US resident for over 20 years. He splits his time between Santa Barbara and Ouca and has been buying, shipping and titling cars across the Atlantic since before the brand had a name. Day to day, the Portuguese team handles sourcing and inspections; the US side handles sales, customs and title.
What we believe
- The price on the listing should be the price you pay. Landed, no fees.
- The flaws go in the listing. If a buyer finds something we knew about and didn’t say, we’ve failed.
- A car under 25 is not a gray area. It’s a crushed car. We don’t go near it.
- A US title from a US dealer is worth more than any promise.
Media and trade
Press, clubs and dealers: we’re happy to talk cars, the 25-year rule, or the European market. Trade buyers in the US can buy at wholesale on multi-car orders; contact us.