Plenty of Mk 2 Escorts, including RS2000's still available at a reasonable price in Australia....if anyone is interested in importing one, I'm happy to help....roll on, roll off ferries are under a grand, 20ft containers from around £1300
Also factor in possible import duties if you're figuring out the cost. The advantage of buying from Oz is I imagine they'd be pretty much rust free and they're right hookers.. I actually did this a few years ago from the States. Imported quite a few cars and made quite a bit of money. One example - bought a 1960 Mk II jag for $5200 and sold it in England for 18,000 quids. Used to import e-types, Healeys and old MGs. Good fun while it lasted but that market has pretty much dried up now.
Yeah Ive just imported 8 cars into Australia from England....easy once you know how and have gotten your head around the paperwork.....US to Aus Is still very feasable as the dollar is pretty much on parity......However, I need to sell a few now to fund the next round.
And yes, most of the cars are pretty much rust free, especially the Mini's....however they are quite a bit different to the UK versions, most notably the fact that they had external hinges fitted right up to the end of production in 1978.
Just picked up my jag bloody hell I wish I had it from new the car is loaded with toys and such a smooth drive , can't believe how quiet it is on the mway
Just done Salisbury to Heathrow and then Heathrow to Enfield and the fuel needle hardly moved
Can not believe this car was made in 2004
It's like driving a brand new motor
Mrs said it is an old man car I said exactly the redundancy cheque needs to last buy a motor someone has loved and treasured and not ragged and it should last 5 yrs let alone 3
Don't think I have enjoyed the m3 and m25 as much as I just did
2004!!!!! My god, what a classic, nine years old? Where on earth did you dig that up from, you must be such a connoisseur mate. ;-)
Plenty of Mk 2 Escorts, including RS2000's still available at a reasonable price in Australia....if anyone is interested in importing one, I'm happy to help....roll on, roll off ferries are under a grand, 20ft containers from around £1300
Also factor in possible import duties if you're figuring out the cost. The advantage of buying from Oz is I imagine they'd be pretty much rust free and they're right hookers.. I actually did this a few years ago from the States. Imported quite a few cars and made quite a bit of money. One example - bought a 1960 Mk II jag for $5200 and sold it in England for 18,000 quids. Used to import e-types, Healeys and old MGs. Good fun while it lasted but that market has pretty much dried up now.
Yeah Ive just imported 8 cars into Australia from England....easy once you know how and have gotten your head around the paperwork.....US to Aus Is still very feasable as the dollar is pretty much on parity......However, I need to sell a few now to fund the next round.
Trouble is from the States they'll probably be left hookers. More or less all rust free though, especially from California which is where I live. Do you need me to look around? What would you be looking for? Maybe inbox me if you like. :-)
Could well be in the market for a Mustang Convertible (65-68) once Ive sold a couple of cars in Oz......Im at home in England on holiday at the moment. We should certainly have a chat as Im looking for ways to get into buying and selling or offering a search and purchase option.
At what age does a car become a classic? Surly the make and rarity come into it not just age? I have some jeeps oldest being 1945 don't count them as classics as there were thousands of them and were classed as junk up to a few years ago,yet if I still had my 84rs1600i I would count that as classic and iconic?
At what age does a car become a classic? Surly the make and rarity come into it not just age? I have some jeeps oldest being 1945 don't count them as classics as there were thousands of them and were classed as junk up to a few years ago,yet if I still had my 84rs1600i I would count that as classic and iconic?
An ongoing debate in the classic car world. Some say it's related to age some the design or the historical importance (the Austin 7 which help mobilise the working class is an example)
I've got little interest in the Morris Marina or Austin Alegro owners club stands at shows but would still class them as classics.
As you can imagine, the classic car scene attracts a certain nerd element and a fair amount of know it alls so arguments like this go on all the time. Just for the record, I don't fall into the nerd category (although my wife may beg to differ)
I'd certainly say a jeep could be classed as a classic though.
I'd say any old car can be a "classic". A friend of mine has an immaculate 1600GL Vauxhall Cavalier and I've heard people at car shows deriding it, saying things like "That's not a classic - my Dad had one". Yes, but does Dad still have it and when was the last time you saw such a car on the road? Millions of those Cavaliers were made and 20 years later millions were scrapped. There's only a handful left.
I'd say any old car can be a "classic". A friend of mine has an immaculate 1600GL Vauxhall Cavalier and I've heard people at car shows deriding it, saying things like "That's not a classic - my Dad had one". Yes, but does Dad still have it and when was the last time you saw such a car on the road? Millions of those Cavaliers were made and 20 years later millions were scrapped. There's only a handful left.
I think that's quite right Saga, you can readily describe such cars as classics. A friend of mine has an ancient MG saloon - I think it's a Y-type. It's by no means in concours condition, he has spent a huge sum of money on it over many years, and it's still, to put it kindly, "work in progress". Is it a classic? Yes no doubt. Is it in some way remarkable? No, it's a completely ordinary pile of junk with suicide doors but there aren't that many of them around anymore and it's quaint. Take the Lancia Beta saloon as another example. A relatively modern car but despite their many qualities and some innovations, they were rightly derided for turning into a total rust bucket after a couple of hours in the rain. Now, well they are quite sought after. Are they special? No, not really, and certainly not when compared to the earlier and superb Fulvia Zagato but they do have a certain charm and that's probably all that matters.
When I worked in Milan in the very early 80's I took my TR6 over there. Drove it around for 9 months until it was almost written off by a mad Italian driver. I then bought a 1970 Lancia Fulvia coupe. A great car.
When I worked in Milan in the very early 80's I took my TR6 over there. Drove it around for 9 months until it was almost written off by a mad Italian driver. I then bought a 1970 Lancia Fulvia coupe. A great car.
Yeah, Rob, great little motors. A friend of my wife's had a little Fulvia until quite recently but she sold it without mentioning it to us. Probably just as well as I might have been sorely tempted. I had a Beta Coupe for a while, another rust bucket and notorious for cambelt failures but a lovely car to drive - a real pleasure despite only being a 1600cc.
Used to own one of these babys in the early 90's (Ford Classic Capri). Saved up for months to buy it of a mate. Only had it for about 6 month before some scallywag nicked it whilst I was serving overseas. Car locks were never Fords strong-point back then..........................
Nice one Tango - did you see the pic of my one earlier in the thread? Obviously not as rare as we thought! :-)
Yeah, I did, but not til i'd already posted. Would still love another one, but dread to think how much they go for these days. Do you know what the similar model (but with the Ford Anglia type rear window, instead of the sloping one) was called? Was it a consul?
Used to own one of these babys in the early 90's (Ford Classic Capri). Saved up for months to buy it of a mate. Only had it for about 6 month before some scallywag nicked it whilst I was serving overseas. Car locks were never Fords strong-point back then..........................
Nice one Tango - did you see the pic of my one earlier in the thread? Obviously not as rare as we thought! :-)
Yeah, I did, but not til i'd already posted. Would still love another one, but dread to think how much they go for these days. Do you know what the similar model (but with the Ford Anglia type rear window, instead of the sloping one) was called? Was it a consul?
The saloon was called a Classic - I had one of them too many many years ago. I looked on ebay - fully restored Consul Capri £18,000. I may have let mine go a few years too early!
Not so much a classic but a family member, 1972 Spitfire, we have had it 20 years, still makes me smile when I drive it
I am interested in classic cars, they have a lot of shows at Knebworth House in the village I live in, my dad used to Banger race in the 70's at Harringay & Wimbledon, I cringe at how many he wrote off!
Not so much a classic but a family member, 1972 Spitfire, we have had it 20 years, still makes me smile when I drive it
I am interested in classic cars, they have a lot of shows at Knebworth House in the village I live in, my dad used to Banger race in the 70's at Harringay & Wimbledon, I cringe at how many he wrote off!
Nice. I've been to the Knebworth show they have in August a couple of times, it's quite a good one.
A Spitfire is one of those cases where one car is consided a classic and another one not. The Triumph Spitfire appears to check all the boxes but has never really taken off. On the other hand the Triumph TR6, which is from a similar era, has been attracting big money since the late 80's. Also, compare the Spitfire to the MG roadsters and there's no comparison in the collectable stakes. I'm sure the Spitfires will slowly appreciate in value just because of their age but they've never really been considered a classic.
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FFS behave yourself. Classic...
I want to go to the USA and trawl through those car grave yards And by a caddi
Give it to Danny the count and take months to cruise the states and then ship it home
Surly the make and rarity come into it not just age? I have some jeeps oldest being 1945 don't count them as classics as there were thousands of them and were classed as junk up to a few years ago,yet if I still had my 84rs1600i I would count that as classic and iconic?
I've got little interest in the Morris Marina or Austin Alegro owners club stands at shows but would still class them as classics.
As you can imagine, the classic car scene attracts a certain nerd element and a fair amount of know it alls so arguments like this go on all the time. Just for the record, I don't fall into the nerd category (although my wife may beg to differ)
I'd certainly say a jeep could be classed as a classic though.
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Is that an MGB?
Edit: Of course it is. I just made the picture bigger. Very nice.
Take the Lancia Beta saloon as another example. A relatively modern car but despite their many qualities and some innovations, they were rightly derided for turning into a total rust bucket after a couple of hours in the rain. Now, well they are quite sought after. Are they special? No, not really, and certainly not when compared to the earlier and superb Fulvia Zagato but they do have a certain charm and that's probably all that matters.
I am interested in classic cars, they have a lot of shows at Knebworth House in the village I live in, my dad used to Banger race in the 70's at Harringay & Wimbledon, I cringe at how many he wrote off!