Item location:
Neu-Ulm, Germany
$18,000 US dollars, and how much more to ship it stateside? Then when it arrives, you have the fun of finding out all that needs to be done to make it road worthy.
It is an interesting car, that is for sure. Having recent experience waking up a car that was sleeping for only eight years, I know that the new owner will spend some serious money.
Paul Steinberg;[I said:841916277] Very few states issued titles in 1959, so a title wouldn't be necessary, just an old registration form. [/I]
Paul; I've been doing this for ions and, in fact, recently got one from Holland. MOST States had titles even before 1959. Never cleared Customs with just a registration (unless it was NY). My issue with this coach is the fact it involves "Italian papers" as per my thread. It would depend completely on how they were signed off, and how complete they were, as to whether it would clear (it might be the reason it's still sitting unregistered!). You wouldn't want to buy it and THEN find out you were trapped w/o all the paperwork needed (especially with port charges mounting daily). After all, it sounds like a 3rd party purchase who may vaporize after the close. The ad reads that it was stored 23 years, as seen, after being stored outside but, I questioned them and now they claim it was always stored inside. I think it's def. unique but, he needs to lower his barn car price.
Not sure as to why this is even being discussed here, given the asking price. It just needs to stay over there, where it was built. There is far more appreciation for that type of "coachwork" over there anyway.
1234567890................................ And then there's myself and my German funeral trailer. I spent the Euro equivalent of $750 to purchase it, and the Euro equivalent of $3300 on shipping and importation fees. I then spent approximately $50,000 giving it a professional restoration. So you see, unlike the majority of our self-proclaimed experts, I do put my money where my mouth is.
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