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Post by askamatrallera1 on Jul 21, 2015 9:46:37 GMT -5
Hi everyone, let me introduce.
I'm Antonio and writing from Rome (Italy). I'm a real hard fan about Blues Brothers (i was the drummer of the Italian Official Blues Brothers Tribute Band) and of course about the Bluesmobile (also about american classic car...i've had a 1977 Oldsmobile 98 Regency Limited Edition). The Bluesmobile it's my dream car, but it's very very hard to find a good project car to start at good price.
I've just seen the one on sale here in Italy, but at that price...i think that the seller is crazy. I could pay a request liket that if the car has the correct engine (440 ci 4bbl), the correct interior (TAN), the correct speedometer (140 mph!), and the spotligh in the driver side.
I hope that here i'll find some good news about the bluesmobiles on sale all over the world.
all my blues.
Antonio
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Post by AZBlues on Jul 21, 2015 13:28:40 GMT -5
Welcome, Antonio. These cars are rare, but not impossible to find. A correctly equipped Bluesmobile, shipped to Italy, will be expensive no matter how you figure it. But if you are capable of doing the conversion work, you can gather up the car and the raw materials and build your own for a reasonable price. Keep in mind that a 360 uses a lot less gasoline than a 440, and at European gas prices, that could make a difference in how much you drive it.
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Post by askamatrallera1 on Jul 21, 2015 16:31:46 GMT -5
Really thanks for your answer AZBlues. Unfortunately you're right. Only the shipping cost to have the car on the road is very expensive (more or less 5000 dollars!!!).
I'm able to do some meccanical work...and i like very much (here in Rome we' are a lot of car guys...and we have an interesting number of american cars). we help each other.
About the use of gasoline...well i know very well how much these engines "drinks". My Oldsmobile was equipped with the 403 Oldsmobile.
Have a correctly equipped bluesmobile should be the best thing, but i think that i could consider to find a car maybe not with the correct engine, but it must have the rest correct (it must be a 4 dr sedan and NOT an hard top, and it must have tan interior). The speedomoeter can be replaced with the right one and the spotlight can be installed with no problems.
For me maybe the biggest problems could be the body works (and i don't want a piece of rust...i'd like to find a rust free car).
If i can ask you...how muck do you think i should pay to find a 74, 75 or 76 monaco 4dr sedan or maybe a 75, 76, 77 royal monaco 4 dr sedan and the raw materials to do the conversion works?
What could be the correct minimum budget to start?
Antonio
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Post by Steam McQueen on Jul 22, 2015 16:45:12 GMT -5
- Hi Antonio! Welcome. For prices, this one just sold for $6,000 and he was open to offers so maybe it went for $5,000 cash ? A member, Richard, has a rolling shell for sale. If it's still for sale? $2,500 ... Add a $10,000 440 crate engine There are still deals around on Royal Monaco sedans. We check often and still see some pretty decent Royal's popping up for around $2,000 range (low side). For that price the car will probably need some attention but we see some good ones. The harder part would be finding the correct 1974 nose/clip, but it is doable. Keep checking our for sale threads, something will come along.
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Post by askamatrallera1 on Jul 23, 2015 2:33:26 GMT -5
Thanks Steam!!!
I'm checking every single thread on this forum!
The first Monaco seems a very good car (tan interior and 440???)
Antonio
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