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sjpaterson Samba Member
Joined: September 26, 2005 Posts: 123 Location: Southern Californication
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Scotty Samba Member
Joined: July 02, 2003 Posts: 1525 Location: Northampton - Uk
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Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2007 1:47 am Post subject: |
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My guess is that no one wants to pay £27k for it......... _________________
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I'd be curious to know the length of his tip.
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sjpaterson Samba Member
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Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2007 7:37 am Post subject: |
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Scotty wrote: |
My guess is that no one wants to pay £27k for it......... |
What's it worth? A guy on this side of the pond recently paid $40K for one in worse shape. _________________ '67 Deluxe Walk Thru |
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Scotty Samba Member
Joined: July 02, 2003 Posts: 1525 Location: Northampton - Uk
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Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2007 10:23 am Post subject: |
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What's it worth? |
How ever much anone wants to pay for it. It's very difficult to put prices on messed up BD Deluxes. This bus may be fairly solid but it's missing lots of the correct parts which will be very expensive to put right if correct parts are a must for you _________________
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I'd be curious to know the length of his tip.
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sjpaterson Samba Member
Joined: September 26, 2005 Posts: 123 Location: Southern Californication
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Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2007 10:26 am Post subject: |
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I can't see if fetching more than $40K...who knows. It is a fickle market. _________________ '67 Deluxe Walk Thru |
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krusher Samba Member
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Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2007 11:35 am Post subject: |
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I think "condiction 2 : Very good" is a bit far from the truth. |
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RennyRB Samba Textbook Gangsta
Joined: August 10, 2006 Posts: 979 Location: Torrance
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Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2007 4:54 pm Post subject: |
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sjpaterson wrote: |
Scotty wrote: |
My guess is that no one wants to pay £27k for it......... |
What's it worth? A guy on this side of the pond recently paid $40K for one in worse shape. |
27k UK is ~$54k. Quite a bit more. _________________ 1967 Squareback |
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sjpaterson Samba Member
Joined: September 26, 2005 Posts: 123 Location: Southern Californication
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Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2007 4:55 pm Post subject: |
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Wert4580 wrote: |
sjpaterson wrote: |
Scotty wrote: |
My guess is that no one wants to pay £27k for it......... |
What's it worth? A guy on this side of the pond recently paid $40K for one in worse shape. |
27k UK is ~$54k. Quite a bit more. |
Is it worth $40k? _________________ '67 Deluxe Walk Thru |
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Barndoor Mafia Il Capo
Joined: August 23, 2001 Posts: 6194 Location: EUSKAL HERRIA
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Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2007 5:04 pm Post subject: |
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Scotty wrote: |
My guess is that no one wants to pay £27k for it......... |
OI !!!!! Are you taking the piss!!!!!!!!! |
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sjpaterson Samba Member
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Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2007 5:12 pm Post subject: |
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Barndoor Mafia wrote: |
Scotty wrote: |
My guess is that no one wants to pay £27k for it......... |
OI !!!!! Are you taking the piss!!!!!!!!! |
I'm sure he was. No offense taken though... _________________ '67 Deluxe Walk Thru |
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Ian Samba Moderator
Joined: August 28, 2002 Posts: 4930 Location: 713
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Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2007 5:24 pm Post subject: |
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Isn't that great one from Columbia? _________________ All your Buses are belong to us.
Love and good roads!
IN LOVING MEMORY OF ROB CRESS 1968-2012 |
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Gerson Samba Member
Joined: January 23, 2004 Posts: 1828 Location: Jupiter Fl
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Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2007 8:02 pm Post subject: |
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I purchased that bus in San Juan De Los Moros, just south of Caracas Venezuela, it is a 3rd owner bus, I drove that bus from Caracas to Bogota Colombia.....the current owner drove it from the U.K. to Bad Camberg, the person I bought it from drove all over South America, it is probably one of the most traveled BDs out there.........that bus is missing a lot of the deluxe specific parts....but it is a very early 53 , it is a deep skylight deluxe, with a lot of of pre 53 deluxe metal features, it's an honest bus, descent starting point for a restoration, I have see far worse BD deluxes go for the same amount, or more.....it is one of those, jump in and drive type of situations, restore it later, or not...... _________________ that's not patina, that's fucking rust man!!!!
we (klassicfab) make the funky green panels........... |
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Scotty Samba Member
Joined: July 02, 2003 Posts: 1525 Location: Northampton - Uk
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Posted: Fri Dec 21, 2007 1:39 am Post subject: |
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sjpaterson wrote: |
Barndoor Mafia wrote: |
Scotty wrote: |
My guess is that no one wants to pay £27k for it......... |
OI !!!!! Are you taking the piss!!!!!!!!! |
I'm sure he was. No offense taken though... |
That is the reason it hasn't sold though right? Not really taking the piss, but just pointing out it might be over priced. _________________
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sjpaterson Samba Member
Joined: September 26, 2005 Posts: 123 Location: Southern Californication
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Posted: Fri Dec 21, 2007 7:11 am Post subject: |
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Gerson wrote: |
I purchased that bus in San Juan De Los Moros, just south of Caracas Venezuela, it is a 3rd owner bus, I drove that bus from Caracas to Bogota Colombia.....the current owner drove it from the U.K. to Bad Camberg, the person I bought it from drove all over South America, it is probably one of the most traveled BDs out there.........that bus is missing a lot of the deluxe specific parts....but it is a very early 53 , it is a deep skylight deluxe, with a lot of of pre 53 deluxe metal features, it's an honest bus, descent starting point for a restoration, I have see far worse BD deluxes go for the same amount, or more.....it is one of those, jump in and drive type of situations, restore it later, or not...... |
Was it that hideous color when you bought it? Also, I don't see any semaphores. Were those not used on South American buses? _________________ '67 Deluxe Walk Thru |
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Gerson Samba Member
Joined: January 23, 2004 Posts: 1828 Location: Jupiter Fl
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Posted: Fri Dec 21, 2007 7:37 am Post subject: |
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it was already that disco orange color when I bought it. ...if look in the engine bay, and under the headliner, you can still see the original paint...it still has the original belly pans, doglegs, jack points etc...the roof is intact under the fiberglass cover that they put over the ragtop hole, it still has all the large logo sekurit glass on it, original bumpers, front and back, jairbars, pop outs etc.etc.....that is the one bus I wish I would have kept...but, like I have said before, keeping the shop doors open is more important.. ...about the semaphores, most of the buses down here have had those welded up, along with the sunroof hole....those parts are not exactly abundant items down here........ _________________ that's not patina, that's fucking rust man!!!!
we (klassicfab) make the funky green panels........... |
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sjpaterson Samba Member
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Posted: Fri Dec 21, 2007 10:31 am Post subject: |
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Gerson wrote: |
it was already that disco orange color when I bought it. ...if look in the engine bay, and under the headliner, you can still see the original paint...it still has the original belly pans, doglegs, jack points etc...the roof is intact under the fiberglass cover that they put over the ragtop hole, it still has all the large logo sekurit glass on it, original bumpers, front and back, jairbars, pop outs etc.etc.....that is the one bus I wish I would have kept...but, like I have said before, keeping the shop doors open is more important.. ...about the semaphores, most of the buses down here have had those welded up, along with the sunroof hole....those parts are not exactly abundant items down here........ |
You gotta wonder what someone was trippin' on when they chose that color...and how they determined that it is "disco"... _________________ '67 Deluxe Walk Thru |
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Gerson Samba Member
Joined: January 23, 2004 Posts: 1828 Location: Jupiter Fl
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Posted: Fri Dec 21, 2007 10:55 am Post subject: |
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Actually,it was Lind who coined that famous phrase(the disco bus)...I had that bus listed for sale on the samba a couple of years ago....I caught a lot of shit over that bus (price wise)...now you see a total piece of shit BD for sale on this, or other sites, with crazy prices, and no one says much....it's the market I guess....the market dictates what these buses are worth...... _________________ that's not patina, that's fucking rust man!!!!
we (klassicfab) make the funky green panels........... |
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sjpaterson Samba Member
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Posted: Fri Dec 21, 2007 11:00 am Post subject: |
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Gerson wrote: |
Actually,it was Lind who coined that famous phrase(the disco bus)...I had that bus listed for sale on the samba a couple of years ago....I caught a lot of shit over that bus (price wise)...now you see a total piece of shit BD for sale on this, or other sites, with crazy prices, and no one says much....it's the market I guess....the market dictates what these buses are worth...... |
It's been sitting for awhile. $54K is probably too high today. In a year or two that will be a bargain. Another $30 to $40K to restore it properly and one might be able to stay rightside up. _________________ '67 Deluxe Walk Thru |
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bubba Samba Member
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Posted: Fri Dec 21, 2007 11:01 am Post subject: |
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huummm. Can you find one cheaper? I can't think of one that has sold in over a year at a price like that. I think it's a deal, but i don't think the UK is step'n up to the new DLX barndoor prices. No a knock on the UK, just the facts. If you think you payed to much today, just wait to see what they go for in 10 more years!!!!
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sjpaterson Samba Member
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Posted: Fri Dec 21, 2007 11:03 am Post subject: |
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bubba wrote: |
huummm. Can you find one cheaper? |
Nope. _________________ '67 Deluxe Walk Thru |
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