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Old 29-12-2012, 01:45 AM   #1
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Does anyone else watch this show?
Can't believe how cheap the cars go for compared to what we pay here.
A mint 1967 Barracuda went for $12,500

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Old 29-12-2012, 08:54 AM   #2
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Times are TUFF over there..
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Old 29-12-2012, 08:57 AM   #3
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yeah watch it
and 67 fishes arent as popular as the 70s ones

also watch a few other car shows
chasing classic cars
wheeler dealers
west coast
rodders life
few others

mecums you just sit there drooling most of the time
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The way the auctioneers carry on gives me pain tho !!!
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Old 29-12-2012, 09:04 AM   #5
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Yeah I seriously considered buying a car and shipping it back just to see how much (if any) profit there was to be made.

Some of the cars are mint, inside, engine bay and undercarriage yet way cheaper that a similar rusted out bomb in our country.
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Old 29-12-2012, 09:41 AM   #6
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yeah it would be nice
some stangs over there in really REALLY good nick can be 10 or even more grand cheaper than what you can find here
take into the account of the shipping for around 3 or 3.5 grand and you could save a few thousand or make a few thousand.
would love to import a dead stock 70 or 71 challenger...droooool.
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Old 30-12-2012, 06:35 PM   #7
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I watch the auctions live, become a member and you get all the results on cars that are not shown on tv. You receive emails on cars up for auction some with very interesting history.
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The cars that go real cheap are the clones of rare Camaros and mustangs
You couldn't build some of those cars for what they go for
Also remember wages are much lower in the states so its all relative
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Times are TUFF over there..
Your not wrong, there official interest rates are at 0%..
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