Mopars you missed out on - "Wish I'd bought X back in..

Jim · Post by **Jim** » Thu Jan 17, 08 4:51 pm

That's right, that's what i paid for it. I sold it to Ted Smith (that photo is at his house in Harrow) i bought it back again several years later, then slod it again (for lots more) in 1999.

AllKiller · Post by **AllKiller** » Thu Jan 17, 08 7:44 pm

Trigger_Andy wrote:
Brad wrote:I steered well clear of a girl at school who fancied the pants off me cuz she was a bit of a moose and a nerd.....now she's in all the lads magazines and making a fortune! DOH!
Dont keep me in suspenders.............spill the beans!

Jade Goody

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Thu Jan 17, 08 8:21 pm

about 6 years ago i almost brought a i think it was a 68 dodge coronet green 318 from derby for 2500 good condition to wish i had

went up to see dave kents general lee and he showed me it

newport100 · Post by **newport100** » Thu Jan 17, 08 8:50 pm

Bronze coloured Superbee that sat at a car dealers in Boreham wood- £1200 in about 1989

Used to get over there once a week for work- It was there for months!!!

Adam · Post by **Adam** » Thu Jan 17, 08 9:40 pm

Jim wrote: I am sure Adam Ford won't mind me telling everyone how much his 1970 Coronet R/T cost back in 1980 ... $700 (£290 at the time)

It costs me more than that to drive it to the Pod and back now

Adam · Post by **Adam** » Thu Jan 17, 08 9:53 pm

Dumbest deal that I passed up was a 428 Cobrajet Mustang which was for sale locally for about £450 in the early 80's. Had horrible flared arches and a 390 in it, but was a genuine 428 CJ.

Also passed on a mint 1970 V code 4 speed Beeper for $11k (£5k at the time) at the USA Mopar Nats in 1991. Because I didn't like yellow.

TYREMAN · Post by **TYREMAN** » Thu Jan 17, 08 11:35 pm

I had a fairly nice 77 Mustang2 Giha right hand drive(with the 302) in about 98/99 i put it for sale and got offered against it as a deal 4 cars

one of them was a 70 Panther Pink Duster

with a 383 in it and he also had a 340 motor to go with it and many spares.

But i was short of cash at the time and did not go for it and it needed a fair bit of work to be ok,does anyone remember the car? it was owned by a Guy in Manchester called the German and before that by a guy called Doug who still goes to the Nags Head today,the Duster had a horrible paint job with an American Eagle painted on both sides of the car and it had a glass hood with scoop with 383 painted on it..where is the car now? the German emigrated to Malasia i think?

Although the car was Horrid! it was fairly solid and road legal(just) it could have made a good car with some work so not a bad swap for a Mustang2 i sold for £500 with a broken gearbox

RobTwin · Post by **RobTwin** » Fri Jan 18, 08 12:47 am

newport100 wrote:Bronze coloured Superbee that sat at a car dealers in Boreham wood- £1200 in about 1989

Used to get over there once a week for work- It was there for months!!!

I remember that Mark, opposite where there's now an entrance to the retail park?

We had a snoop round that car once or twice too

steveo · Post by **steveo** » Fri Jan 18, 08 12:53 am

Nick wrote:Reel Steel used to bring in cars when they first started trading.

Nearly did a deal with them in about '85 for my car at the time ('48 Austin Dorset) plus £2500 for a '62 bubble top 409 (twin 4 barrels) Impala that Alan Carrington was trying to off load at last years Nats for £63000? (and that lived in Blues lock up for a bit) .

63 k

blimey thats a lot of dough , rare though 409 plus twin 4s even in the us i would of thought

newport100 · Post by **newport100** » Fri Jan 18, 08 8:21 am

RobTwin wrote:Used to get over there once a week for work- It was there for months!!!

I remember that Mark, opposite where there's now an entrance to the retail park?

We had a snoop round that car once or twice too

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Yep- Thats the one!

Blue · Post by **Blue** » Fri Jan 18, 08 8:41 am

steveo wrote:
Nick wrote:Reel Steel used to bring in cars when they first started trading.

Nearly did a deal with them in about '85 for my car at the time ('48 Austin Dorset) plus £2500 for a '62 bubble top 409 (twin 4 barrels) Impala that Alan Carrington was trying to off load at last years Nats for £63000? (and that lived in Blues lock up for a bit) .

63 k blimey thats a lot of dough , rare though 409 plus twin 4s even in the us i would of thought

IF it's a genuine 409 car, none of the previous owners was able to prove that it was.

Cannonball · Post by **Cannonball** » Fri Jan 18, 08 10:10 pm

newport100 wrote:
RobTwin wrote:Used to get over there once a week for work- It was there for months!!!
I remember that Mark, opposite where there's now an entrance to the retail park?

We had a snoop round that car once or twice too

Yep- Thats the one!

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hey mark you should have bought it, it just sold for £23,000 i am awaiting a very nice drink off guy whitam, i set the deal up,
was there a green 440 RT/SE charger there also ???? thats mine same start on the no plate,

Jim · Post by **Jim** » Sat Jan 19, 08 11:31 am

newport100 wrote:Bronze coloured Superbee that sat at a car dealers in Boreham wood- £1200 in about 1989

Used to get over there once a week for work- It was there for months!!!

That car was a high spec Superbee, eventually bought by Guy Whitwam. Last seen with miniature matching trailer camper.

The latest news is Guy sold the 'Bee and bought a yellow 71 beeper in from Forida, - see thread elsewhere.

Cannonball · Post by **Cannonball** » Sat Jan 19, 08 1:23 pm

Jim wrote:
newport100 wrote:Bronze coloured Superbee that sat at a car dealers in Boreham wood- £1200 in about 1989

Used to get over there once a week for work- It was there for months!!!
That car was a high spec Superbee, eventually bought by Guy Whitwam. Last seen with miniature matching trailer camper.

The latest news is Guy sold the 'Bee and bought a yellow 71 beeper in from Forida, - see thread elsewhere.

yep and yours truely is waitin on a nice drink jimbo