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Old 23-04-2006, 02:45 PM
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Default What's desireable from the states car wise?

I've just been speaking to someone on Ebay, i put forward a few ideas for a little partnership.

Basically what i need to know is what's hot over here that's hard to get, but easy to get in the states?

I've already had a chat with them about 3M car products, but was thinking more along the lines of turbos, cometic gaskets, ARP bolts and such like on an import basis.

Any ideas chaps?

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Muscle Cars
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Originally Posted by 89XR2
Muscle Cars
lol How did i know someone was going to mention muscle cars

Little too big to ship, would be uneconomical
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eleanor!!!



yum yum


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Yeah, and the fact that people over here are shipping them back there because people in the states are paying STUPID money for original ones.. well into the 100thousands

Muscle cars are still where its at though
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Originally Posted by 89XR2
Yeah, and the fact that people over here are shipping them back there because people in the states are paying STUPID money for original ones.. well into the 100thousands

Muscle cars are still where its at though
Diddn't know that

Typical americans eh lol
Old 23-04-2006, 03:23 PM
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for eleanors yes.....




not many left.... only 500 produced in 1967 so u can imagine howmany left....



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steel rods,pistons etc are popular,they're much cheaper over there!
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Originally Posted by notSteveS2
for eleanors yes.....




not many left.... only 500 produced in 1967 so u can imagine howmany left....



You ever seen a real 'eleanor' as you call it? Theyre nothing like the one on gone in sixety seconds. Cars like the plymouth superbird are far rarer than the shelby gt500 anyway.
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yes but they r ugly as fook!!!

r they not the same as the 1 in gone in sixty secs???


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Nah, the one in gone in 60 seconds is a Chip Foose designed car. It's kind of similar to the original but not really.

Superbirds are fucking amazing cars.
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i dont doubt they r amazin and have huge power... but look ugly man...


i love eleanor... such a gorgeous car!
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Originally Posted by shane
steel rods,pistons etc are popular,they're much cheaper over there!
Now that's what i#m talkin about

I wan't to go over there and see the market, but i dunno where to start...its so big
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i here they doin big things with the Zetec and Duratec mate...

800bhp out of em...

that cud b interestin to bring that over ere!
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Originally Posted by notSteveS2
i here they doin big things with the Zetec and Duratec mate...

800bhp out of em...

that cud b interestin to bring that over ere!
Superb! God i love this forum, so many people in the know.

I will have to look into that a bit more. I think a trip is in order to see what exactly is on offer.

Next hurdle is customs Really not sure how it works, I don't want them running up the tax to what it costs over here anyway.
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