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    Cuba to begin selling Used Cars

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    Many are 55 year old daily drivers that are beat to hell but I am sure there will be some welcome and surprising barn finds. It costs a lot to run an auto in Cuba, and spare parts hard to come by, so I'd bet that there are some gems that are on blocks right now in Cuba waiting to be discovered and see the light of day.

    PP

    Ughh!!! Read the post-- I said "some" not all. Out of the thousands of retro fitted beat to hell daily drivers, there are bound to be "some" cars that are on blocks hidden away somewhere. Some.

    PP

    Cuba to begin selling Used Cars

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    An article in the NY Times today indicates that used cars (including 1950s US cars trapped on the island) will be bought and sold in Cuba, the first such sales in over 50 years.

    http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/06/world/americas/relenting-on-car-sales-cuba-turns-notorious-clunkers-into-gold.html?pagewanted=all

    Eventually, these cars will make it to our market. Many are 55 year old daily drivers that are beat to hell but I am sure there will be some welcome and surprising barn finds. It costs a lot to run an auto in Cuba, and spare parts hard to come by, so I'd bet that there are some gems that are on blocks right now in Cuba waiting to be discovered and see the light of day.

    The future looks interesting.

    PP

    "Hawaii 5-0" episode with old cars

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    Bogart's "All Through the Night" is a 1940-1941 Buick love fest. Wow. The movie is not very good but the large Buick Sedans more than make up for the low quality.

    "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World" (1963) contains tons of great location shots with 1950s-1960s autos. Great Stuff. Recently seen an episode of Kolchak the Night Stalker. Lots of 1960s-1970s cars.

    TM

    Junkyard, San Francisco, 1971

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    Posted · Edited by Pomeroy41144 (see edit history)

    I love photos like this too. Each car has a story and going to John Maine's comment that they were all brand new at one time is the fact that some one had to say "I'll take it" on the Dealer's lot. There was a pile like this at Brainard Avenue and Burnham Avenue in South Chicago when I was kid in the 60s.

    P

    Offer Insults Seller

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    Posted · Edited by Pomeroy41144 (see edit history)

    POM, this could be a case of spiting yourself, though. Because the man is not a good communicator, it seems better that you look at it to see for yourself. It might be that it is a

    better deal than you think, and since he scared everyone away, mmmm? Just a thought.

    Perhaps, but I don't have time growing on trees. I would rather not drive all the way up there at this time of year to confirm my initial impression (and that of 38 guys before me) that this guy is just not worth dealing with. It was not that he was not a good communicator--he was able to communicate well--it was what he said and how he said it that put me off (I was extremely patient with him). Time to move on.

    PP

    Offer Insults Seller

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    Posted · Edited by Pomeroy41144 (see edit history)

    Here is the opposite: Seller insults buyer.

    I telephoned a man in Wisconsin today to talk about his 1934 Ford Fordor which was being advertised for sale in a recent issue of a very popular collector car selling magazine. The man was not home, so I left a message. The man called back this afternoon. He spent the first few minutes telling me how 38 people had called about the car but not one person has showed up at the house to take a look at the car. Okay.

    I have a list of questions that I ask when I call about a car, the answers which I write down as I speak to a seller. I also have notes so that I can keep track of who I call and when. When I asked him to hang on while I got my notes, he asked "Notes?" "What the heck do you need notes for?" I then patiently explained to him why I took notes when doing the calling.

    I began to ask questions. I could not get past the question without him interupting or adding something non sensical to the conversation. First he assumed that I was a hotrodder (I am not). And after every other comment he would say "I know that this is not the car you are looking for." After a couple times I finally had to ask him how on earth he knew what I was looking for. He answered that question with the question "How old are you?" Finally getting fed up with this man's nonsense I asked, "Just what I am looking for? Tell me so that I will know too." He told me that a hot rodder would snatch this car up soon so I better come look if I was serious and then launched into some bs about the Hot Rod Nationals which he evidently attended recently. After he again told me that this was not the car I was looking for I took his word for it. I said thanks for calling back, good luck and good bye. No wonder 38 guys took a pass on visting him--that would be 39 now. After 15 minutes, he answered two questions about the car--it is black and don't run, other than that it was non-stop assumptions and nonsense on his part.

    PP

    Offer Insults Seller

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    Posted · Edited by Pomeroy41144 (see edit history)

    UPDATE:

    We made an offer on this car a couple days ago (my father did the negotiating-he is a real easy going guy who has negotiated bigger deals than an old car purchase). Everything went well--no bad things happened. As expected, the seller refused our offers. In fact, the seller's responses to our offers seemed well practiced and he sighed just before launching into his response. We came up $1,500 from our initial offer; he came down $700. Had he come down as much as we went up, something might have happened (we would be in the same ball park at least).

    He had his two teen sons with him when we looked at the car. When we made the initial offer, one of the sons abruptly turned and left the area, which we thought was kind of weird. My father asked the seller (son of the deceased owner) what he would take for the car. After a good long time--well over a minute--he came down $700 from his asking price. My father asked what he was basing his asking price on. He replied that that was what he was asking and as far as he was concerned the car could sit for another 20 years (the car has not run since 1991). My father says that this comment indicated to him that the guy really does not want to sell the car.

    The seller seems to have the notion that the car will appreciate steadily in the coming years. He could not be further from the reality. The car is sitting in an unheated dirt floor warehouse on the premises of a heavy duty industrial business. Forklifts and large trucks move through the warehouse daily. Something has already fallen on the car, damaging the roof slightly. The seller stated that the car will be worth more than his current asking price later on. Not likely even if stored correctly. The car will deterioate further if it is kept under the current conditions. This was pointed out to him but he dismissed the suggestion. It is a shame. One thing is for sure--the car will continue to deteriorate and suffer further damage if it stays in the warehouse.

    The seller seemed like a nice enough guy, he just doesn't know what he is talking about when it comes to the market value of some of the cars he inherited. The car in question has been for sale for one year. Something is only worth what some one is willing to pay for it, something the seller does not know or chooses to ignore. The teen grand sons will surely inherit this car.

    Thanks to all who responded.

    PP

    Need Some Member Input

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    Posted

    I say Cadillac, but then again I am biased because I have owned several in the past.

    But the photos above say it all: Cadillac.

    We see so many 55-56-57 Chevrolets at the shows and cruises.

    My brother walks right past them.

    Lou, that car is awesome.

    PP.

    12 volt a model

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    Posted · Edited by Pomeroy41144 (see edit history)

    Pomeroy I did like the dig at "just had to post it.." fun....was afraid I might be getting into another discussion like the tire air pressure thing, glad it was light hearted!!

    I did not intend to insult with the grammar stuff, the book worm/author in me just came out and I could do nothing to stop it. I have been struggling with it for years.

    The problem with internet communication is that our words are not tempered by gesture or inflection, making the words seem more harsh than they really are or were intended.

    Anyways I really enjoy the forum and the vast knowledge that is on tap here. I look in every single day.

    Percy Pomeroy

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