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Postby fu03steve » Thu Apr 03, 2008 6:42 pm

never seen or heard of this
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Postby fu03steve » Thu Apr 03, 2008 6:48 pm

it looks trashy and old and cheap and broken :D
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Postby Dentron » Thu Apr 03, 2008 7:36 pm

blacknight wrote:Well, this trashy, old, cheap, broken machiney will probably fetch more money in its current condition than our Pcars combined. :(


That is so true. That is a true classic. The older models really bring a high premium in comparison to later models.

That's an incredible looking car...

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Postby fu03steve » Thu Apr 03, 2008 10:21 pm

damm that trashy thing is unbelievable...
maybe i should find one in the junkyard and
sell it for $300,000 and get me a GT2
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Postby FastForwardWheels » Thu Apr 03, 2008 11:38 pm

I've seen this one before, but I'm glad he's finally taking it out of there. Never thought he would get it out since it looked so snug.... :LOL:

Good Luck to Mr. R

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Postby Dentron » Thu Apr 03, 2008 11:43 pm

FastForwardWheels wrote:I've seen this one before, but I'm glad he's finally taking it out of there. Never thought he would get it out since it looked so snug.... :LOL:

Good Luck to Mr. R

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That sure looks like Doug's Garage... I wonder how his back is doing these days...

Did he finally start working on this car again???

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Postby FastForwardWheels » Thu Apr 03, 2008 11:44 pm

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FastForwardWheels wrote:I've seen this one before, but I'm glad he's finally taking it out of there. Never thought he would get it out since it looked so snug.... :LOL:

Good Luck to Mr. R

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That sure looks like Doug's Garage... I wonder how his back is doing these days...

Did he finally start working on this car again???

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Sorry not Doug's...... As I said Mr. R......

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Postby fu03steve » Fri Apr 04, 2008 6:43 am

aren040 wrote:That is one beautiful piece of machinery. I will say this much, if I find one of those in good condition, I will take it over a GT2.

-aren


you must be high on something...
ill take the GT2 over this piece of $%@

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Postby AsianImage » Sat Apr 05, 2008 5:26 pm

i love classics as much as the next guy...but I am not a fan of austin healys...so if I had one, I probably would sell it and buy something else...

Very few British Cars really make it for...Aston Martin...Maserati...yeah. Even an original mini cooper, not the BMW made ones....are cool.

But yeah no thanks on this austin healy.
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Postby Dentron » Sat Apr 05, 2008 6:23 pm

FastForwardWheels wrote:
Dentron wrote:
FastForwardWheels wrote:I've seen this one before, but I'm glad he's finally taking it out of there. Never thought he would get it out since it looked so snug.... :LOL:

Good Luck to Mr. R

-Eli


That sure looks like Doug's Garage... I wonder how his back is doing these days...

Did he finally start working on this car again???

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Sorry not Doug's...... As I said Mr. R......

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Hey Eli.... I saw Mr. R and Ms G today at the track, and they confirmed they are doing a huge face lift on th Aston car. I can't wait to see when it's finished. They are great people.

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Postby Jitters » Sun Apr 06, 2008 1:15 pm

fu03steve wrote:it looks trashy and old and cheap and broken :D


Oh Lord forgive this young lad for he knoweth not what he speaks...

Steve, actually for a car that has been in storage longer than you've been on this planet, this car is in exceptionally good condition.

What makes this one such a rarity is due to it being a coupe and not a convertable, which is my personal favorite. Auston Healys are such classy sports cars.

Would I prefer this model over my 930, absolutely not. Would I prefer an Auston Healy over a GT2? Yes I would. But that's just me.

And as Peter mentioned, some of these cars can fetch a return well up into the mid to high six figure range.

And I, like Aren, enjoy classic automobiles moreso than many of todays modern offerings...and yes, the 300SL Gullwing Mercedes is by far one of the most beautiful classic cars of all times...

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Postby fu03steve » Sun Apr 06, 2008 2:20 pm

thanks for the lecture sir!!!
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i appreciate the time the owner put into the car...

maybe i guess its just not my type of cars...
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maybe i was not there to see the history of the car
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Postby Jitters » Sun Apr 06, 2008 2:31 pm

fu03steve wrote:thanks for the lecture sir!!!
:D

i appreciate the time the owner put into the car...

maybe i guess its just not my type of cars...
or
maybe i was not there to see the history of the car


Hey Steve,

I'm just pullin your chain...I'm sure there are people who were around during that time that don't like the car either. That particular model is not my taste either.

As an example, let's take the Carrara GT. Not my cup of tea...Although there are quite a lot of people who would disagree with me, I just don't like the car...Not the Ruf CTR3, I love...
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Postby FastForwardWheels » Sun Apr 06, 2008 2:33 pm

Dentron wrote:
FastForwardWheels wrote:
Dentron wrote:
FastForwardWheels wrote:I've seen this one before, but I'm glad he's finally taking it out of there. Never thought he would get it out since it looked so snug.... :LOL:

Good Luck to Mr. R

-Eli


That sure looks like Doug's Garage... I wonder how his back is doing these days...

Did he finally start working on this car again???

C.L.


Sorry not Doug's...... As I said Mr. R......

-Eli


Hey Eli.... I saw Mr. R and Ms G today at the track, and they confirmed they are doing a huge face lift on th Aston car. I can't wait to see when it's finished. They are great people.

C.L.


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Mr. R is getting up there, I think he's now doing things he's always wanted to.... Good for them...

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