[C1] My '58 went to Argentina
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My '58 went to Argentina
Got a call out of the blue yesterday from the Consignment dealer who'd sold my '58 a few years ago. He was fishing to see if I'd be interested in buying or selling anything. I told him I wouldn't mind having back that '58 I'd sold back 6 years ago. He said he'd check w/the current owner to see if he was willing to sell it. Turns out, the car is now in Argentina, of all places!
Got me to wondering where some of your sale cars ended up out of the country? I'd heard that Europe and Japan were popular destinations, but, wondered what your experience was?
Got me to wondering where some of your sale cars ended up out of the country? I'd heard that Europe and Japan were popular destinations, but, wondered what your experience was?
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I've had a crapload of tourists around Disney offer to buy my cars, British, Brazilians and Scandinavians in particular love these cars, a locall consignment dealer in Orlando sells about 1/3 of his cars overseas. No surprise here at all.
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I just helped my son sell his original paint '72 TTop Corvette to a very nice guy in Germany. I also had a lot of serious interest out of Germany and Holland on my friends '60 Cascade Green that I was helping him sell a few months back. It ultimately sold to a great guy here in the NW. Working with the buyers brokers was surprisingly easy, but it does take time.
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This is an old story but relevant. Around 1980 I was stationed in Germany with my 1963 Corvette. A German farmer saw me stopped one day and came over to look. He knew as much about my car as I did, and claimed to have a small Corvette collection in his barn at home. I figure some Germans collect Corvettes in the same way some Americans collect Porsches.
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1951 Ford F1 went to Germany in 2015.
1962 Ferrari 250 GTE went to Norway in 2016.
Both were private party sales.
Having lived in Argentina from 2003-2006 I can say that your '58 probably should stay there.
1962 Ferrari 250 GTE went to Norway in 2016.
Both were private party sales.
Having lived in Argentina from 2003-2006 I can say that your '58 probably should stay there.
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Back in 1984 I sold my ORIGINAL Silver blue/Inca silver cove 290 h.p. FI car with pw, pt, hardtop with 44000 miles to a guy in New Zealand for $15K which was the current value then. Three years later the prices went crazy. Biggest regret of my life. Not because of the price but because I LOVED that car. The one that got away.
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Back in 1984 I sold my ORIGINAL Silver blue/Inca silver cove 290 h.p. FI car with pw, pt, hardtop with 44000 miles to a guy in New Zealand for $15K which was the current value then. Three years later the prices went crazy. Biggest regret of my life. Not because of the price but because I LOVED that car. The one that got away.
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When I bought my '64 Coupe from Mershon's in 2017, I hadn't had it home more than 3 weeks before the salesman contacted me asking if I would be interested in selling as one of the prior owners had contacted them trying to track down the car. Obviously I declined, but I always wondered if he was a member on the forum or not. I'm sure he would be thoroughly displeased with what I've done to "his" car.
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When I bought my '64 Coupe from Mershon's in 2017, I hadn't had it home more than 3 weeks before the salesman contacted me asking if I would be interested in selling as one of the prior owners had contacted them trying to track down the car. Obviously I declined, but I always wondered if he was a member on the forum or not. I'm sure he would be thoroughly displeased with what I've done to "his" car.
Maybe but it is not HIS car anymore. When they are gone if things like that bother you then you should not look.
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When I bought my '64 Coupe from Mershon's in 2017, I hadn't had it home more than 3 weeks before the salesman contacted me asking if I would be interested in selling as one of the prior owners had contacted them trying to track down the car. Obviously I declined, but I always wondered if he was a member on the forum or not. I'm sure he would be thoroughly displeased with what I've done to "his" car.
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I sold my 59 Fiat Zagato Elaborata somewhere around 1988 for 21k. Saw it restored in a European mag for over $250k a few years later.
Zanny1.... I still have my 1950 Ford F2 longbed, V8, 4 sp, flathead. Takes 3 people to turn the steering wheel and both feet to make it stop.
Dan, NJ
Zanny1.... I still have my 1950 Ford F2 longbed, V8, 4 sp, flathead. Takes 3 people to turn the steering wheel and both feet to make it stop.
Dan, NJ
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They have put their stamp on the car way before I even knew it existed.
Just a matter of the history of the car and in fact I wish I knew about it and them. I feel that when the next person owns my car it will still be partly mine.
I kept in touch with the next owner of my last fun car until he sold it.
I'm absolutely not disagreeing, just a perspective.
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