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Originally Posted by Normy
and the fact that Europeans FALL OVER when they see a '70 Cadillac with huge fenders... that this is a growth segment. Want to make money over the next 10 years? Ship a bunch of 1960's and early '70's Cadillacs to Brussels.
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i think you think wrong on that one
sure, many may fall over when seeing one of those battleships
but of those that fall over, few would actually care to spend any cash on buying them
if you do wanna ship, you're probably better off shipping to Amsterdam, the Dutch care more for pig iron then the rest of Europe does, there's hardly any use for cars like that here, they guzzle to much fuel for our price per liter, they don't handle, don't fit our garages, etc etc
the reason Europeans fall over when seeing them , is because not many people are nuts about buying them, so when you do see one, it's like something special to see, those i know , are used for renting out for marriages or the occasional parade, you hardly ever see em used for personal driving in Belgium, some might go for a big ass cadillac or Mustang in the Netherlands ( carefully converted to run on LPG , usually requiring 2 installations because the big V8's guzzle to much for just one installation)
most French dig their own cars, the DS and what not more then any Chevy
ze Germans, well, nough said
the Brits?? it's a country full of petrol heads, sure some will like a septic car, but i'm sure the exception confirms the rule
so as investments go, i'de definately recommend against it as far as Europe goes...