unrestored 69 Charger survivor ! WOW !

[Ghoste]

Canadian dollar is down against the US too but I think there is a lot more to it than that.  Not an economist so likely wrong but it seems like when the other currencies were strong against the US buck prices were down if anything.  I dunno. 

[Mytur Binsdirti]

Has anyone thought about the recent decline of the Euro's value against the US dollar and how that will affect the prices on overseas sales?  

I fielded two inquiries from Germany & two from Holland. One of the persons from Holland came through and it looks like it'll be taking a boat ride across the Atlantic very soon.

[JB400]

Congratulations on the sale

[Plum Crazy 68]

 Mytur,
Goods news on the sale.  I still crunched some numbers and at 33K the difference between a 1.40 Euro rate to 1 dollar, and a 1 to 1 rate is 23.5K to 33K.  The Euro buyers have to be looking at this as all US products are getting more expensive.  You can maybe deliver the car and take a nice vacation since the Euro is cheaper now.

[Lord Warlock]

congrats on the sale....but it means one of maybe a handful of these is lost to the country of origin.  But if I was in the same position, I'd sell to whoever wanted it more. 

[Mytur Binsdirti]

congrats on the sale....but it means one of maybe a handful of these is lost to the country of origin.  But if I was in the same position, I'd sell to whoever wanted it more. 

I would have preferred to have it stay here, but no one here ponied up the funds.

Bunch of cheap bastages!!! 

[ACUDANUT]

 

[polywideblock]

just think of the celebrity status an unrestored car  will have over there 

[Cncguy]

I wonder how many cars are at the bottom of the ocean, still locked in their cargo containers.

[Mytur Binsdirti]

just think of the celebrity status an unrestored car  will have over there 

Especially since I owned it! 

[hemi-hampton]

congrats on the sale....but it means one of maybe a handful of these is lost to the country of origin.  But if I was in the same position, I'd sell to whoever wanted it more. 

I would have preferred to have it stay here, but no one here ponied up the funds.

Bunch of cheap bastages!!! 

I got the same problem with my unrestored Original Charger, Lots of people over seas want it & have the Money. But, I don't want to sell it overseas. I had a guy in Australia bug me every month for a whole year to sell it to him. Finally after nobody in U.S.A. had any Money, I gave in & said OK, He said OK. He then kept saying he was sending somebody over to look at it, this went on for weeks, The inspector never contacted me, Then buyer stop responding to me   More Runaround LEON.

[polywideblock]

    don't know what the problem with selling to overseas buyers , we love them just as much (maybe more) than US buyers

         if it only happened recently it will be the ass falling out of the aussie dollar that did it , 20 K US is now 26K and change aussie 

           makes you look closer to home ,or you can only afford a "project" which is not what most are looking for 

[Dino]

I really don't understand why you would want to keep the car here.  Who cares where it is? Will the country crumble if we no longer own all the cars that were made here?

For me, if I ever sell my car I will be LOOKING for an overseas buyer because I sure as hell wouldn't want to see my old car in the neighborhood again.  The farther away it is the better.

[Just 6T9 CHGR]

For me, if I ever sell my car I will be LOOKING for an overseas buyer because I sure as hell wouldn't want to see my old car in the neighborhood again.  The farther away it is the better.

Well said my friend  Im with you!

[Lord Warlock]

To me it isn't the ownership of the car going overseas, its the fact that it won't be seen again by me or anyone I'd be likely to meet.  And when I'm searching for comparable cars there just aren't that many to find.  Going to a regional show hoping to see a wide selection in one place isn't even likely anymore, last time I went I saw maybe 3 2nd gen chargers in a field of 5000 cars. 

My only other issue with dealing overseas is determining the safest and most sure method of funds transfer and whether to trust a buyer.  As to who owns what, never really mattered to me. 

[Lennard]

just think of the celebrity status an unrestored car  will have over there 

It will be in good company 

http://www.charger.nl/

[ws23rt]

I too have no issue with cars being sold overseas. If they go to someone that is moved to own one then that is where it belongs.

As to the questions about making a transaction with an overseas buyer?  They can be found with some research. Maybe someone can chime in on that?

Last year I was contacted about the car I am selling. The business is called ---worldwideinvestmentcars.com---.  The pitch is-- I pay them to advertise my car overseas for me for a fee.  I recall it was about $250. That is all they do that I could gather.  The pitch of what I would get (the price for the car) was too good to be true so I declined to work with them.

My thought on this is that any buyer (local or overseas) has access to cars for sale via the internet and a serious buyer can find my car with not many mouse clicks.

[Challenger340]

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[six-tee-nine]

That can be easily explained....

There are simply near to never any 2nd gen Chargers for sale over here. Other b-bodys come around from time to time.
Most buyers here buy to keep. When they are for sale most cars are restored so daily drivers are very uncommon. When these well maintained or full blown resto cars come for sale prices go trough the roof. thats simply because the possible buyers dont need to cross the atlantic to see the cars, they are already imported in the Euro region and there are no sea freight costs and you dont have a car sitting in a dock yard where all the harbor crew can roast your tires.
(I've heard a story from a guy's car arriving here with the engine blown up when it drove fine last time he saw it in the US)...

And we still get up to 1.3 dollars for 1 Euro. Imagine if it were the other way around, then the prices will increase even more!

[Mike DC]

     
From what I've seen the average overseas buyer tends to value & baby & lavish better care on these cars than the average American owner does.  So I say let 'em have the cars.  The cars can always be resold & shipped back to the USA in the future. 

The bigger the worldwide appeal --> more total wealthy buyers for American musclecars --> more good repro parts get made.   

[ACUDANUT]

 As long as you get paid first !

[Ghoste]

I wonder if vintage sports car fans in Europe feel any remorse when an ultra rare Aston, Lambo whatever gets shipped to the US?

[Lennard]

I wonder if vintage sports car fans in Europe feel any remorse when an ultra rare Aston, Lambo whatever gets shipped to the US?

No, if someone is willing to go through the whole process of finding/paying/shipping a car in an other continent, he is obviously going to be pampering it.
I know plenty of guys from the Netherlands that bought a Charger here in the states and as soon as it arrived they started a full restoration to make their dream car better than new.

[fc7_plumcrazy]

I too have no issue with cars being sold overseas. If they go to someone that is moved to own one then that is where it belongs.

As to the questions about making a transaction with an overseas buyer?  They can be found with some research. Maybe someone can chime in on that?

Last year I was contacted about the car I am selling. The business is called ---worldwideinvestmentcars.com---.  The pitch is-- I pay them to advertise my car overseas for me for a fee.  I recall it was about $250. That is all they do that I could gather.  The pitch of what I would get (the price for the car) was too good to be true so I declined to work with them.

My thought on this is that any buyer (local or overseas) has access to cars for sale via the internet and a serious buyer can find my car with not many mouse clicks.

There is no need for any of these homepages.
Those that want to take the risk of buying a car sight unseen know where to look for it.
From Ebay over hemmings down to the model specific boards like here.

Carsten

[XS29L9Bxxxxxx]

I wonder if vintage sports car fans in Europe feel any remorse when an ultra rare Aston, Lambo whatever gets shipped to the US?

Those we built always as "world car" anyways, so I doubt it matters.