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HassleCat

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1. My friend Arnold says they would not sell.

Reply to Jitter65 (Original post)

Thu May 19, 2016, 04:13 PM

May 2016

I told him the exact same thing you posted, and he said no way. He said his relatives own several old cars, and not one would be for sale at any price. I said, "ANY price?" And he just shook his head emphatically no.

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Cubans can be come millionaires selling those antique automobiles. They are fantastic! nt [View all] Jitter65 May 2016 OP

My friend Arnold says they would not sell. HassleCat May 2016 #1

Most are modified with new parts not original. gordianot May 2016 #2

pretty much just frame and body work is original. Adrahil May 2016 #13

Yes they are fantastic pmorlan1 May 2016 #3

No, probably not. HooptieWagon May 2016 #4

Agree. They can't qualify as 'classics' because of the bastard mods. pinboy3niner May 2016 #6

Most of them would cost more to restore to original than they would be worth. HooptieWagon May 2016 #8

They certainly won't make any Cubans millionaires. nt pinboy3niner May 2016 #10

And Many Of The Original... ozone82 May 2016 #11

If you can accept the Soviet tractor engine under the hood... hunter May 2016 #5

Most of them would not even qualify as "parts cars" in the USA Throd May 2016 #7

Lol, no. linuxman May 2016 #9

If they have some Studebaker Champions, Starlite Coupes or Split Window Volkswagens then that Monk06 May 2016 #12