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owokie
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 Posted: Thu May 15, 2025 6:24 am Post subject: Re: Karmanns & Bring-a-Trailer Auctions |
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Nice car. Is that the one John Jones did a while back?
Dustin |
'Tis. We cross paths on the CO camping scene and I complimented it a couple years ago. His answer was something to the effect of *F*ck that thing". Guess it was a challenging project?  |
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52brezelfenster
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| Posted: Thu May 15, 2025 12:34 pm Post subject: Re: Karmanns & Bring-a-Trailer Auctions |
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| 52brezelfenster wrote: |
Nice car. Is that the one John Jones did a while back?
Dustin |
'Tis. We cross paths on the CO camping scene and I complimented it a couple years ago. His answer was something to the effect of *F*ck that thing". Guess it was a challenging project? |
Awesome man, enjoy the heck out of that beauty.
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kingkarmann
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kingkarmann
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| Posted: Fri May 23, 2025 2:23 pm Post subject: Re: Karmanns & Bring-a-Trailer Auctions |
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$12,000 Sold
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hsosa1
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| Posted: Sat May 24, 2025 8:34 am Post subject: Re: Karmanns & Bring-a-Trailer Auctions |
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$12,000 Sold
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this is crazy u can't even build one for 12k
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rcooled
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| Posted: Sat May 24, 2025 11:32 am Post subject: Re: Karmanns & Bring-a-Trailer Auctions |
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| this is crazy u can't even build one for 12k |
Seller was lucky to get $12K for it. This car has a number of serious issues that would cost 5X the purchase price to correct.
Looks half-decent at first glance, especially with that quickie 'resale red' paint job, but a closer look tells the real story... 
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Era Vulgaris
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| Posted: Sat May 24, 2025 2:45 pm Post subject: Re: Karmanns & Bring-a-Trailer Auctions |
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| hsosa1 wrote: |
| this is crazy u can't even build one for 12k |
Seller was lucky to get $12K for it. This car has a number of serious issues that would cost 5X the purchase price to correct.
Looks half-decent at first glance, especially with that quickie 'resale red' paint job, but a closer look tells the real story...
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Yikes!!!
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empi3
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| Posted: Sun May 25, 2025 6:29 am Post subject: Re: Karmanns & Bring-a-Trailer Auctions |
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| hsosa1 wrote: |
| this is crazy u can't even build one for 12k |
Seller was lucky to get $12K for it. This car has a number of serious issues that would cost 5X the purchase price to correct.
Looks half-decent at first glance, especially with that quickie 'resale red' paint job, but a closer look tells the real story...
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Yikes is an understatement !!
What causes that?
Steven
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kingkarmann
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| Posted: Sun May 25, 2025 6:37 am Post subject: Re: Karmanns & Bring-a-Trailer Auctions |
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| Era Vulgaris wrote: |
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| hsosa1 wrote: |
| this is crazy u can't even build one for 12k |
Seller was lucky to get $12K for it. This car has a number of serious issues that would cost 5X the purchase price to correct.
Looks half-decent at first glance, especially with that quickie 'resale red' paint job, but a closer look tells the real story...
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Yikes is an understatement !!
What causes that?
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Corrosion from the inside out that looks to be painted over. Probably wasn’t that bad when it was done.
Lots of lead in used in the nose to smooth the butt welded nose panels.
Steel rusts and lead corrodes.
The drivers side rocker is not good.
As we mentioned, the seller did very well to get the $12k
Aforementioned rocker.
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kingkarmann
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kingkarmann
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| Posted: Wed May 28, 2025 11:30 am Post subject: Re: Karmanns & Bring-a-Trailer Auctions |
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$15,500 RNM
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kingkarmann
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| Posted: Sun Jun 01, 2025 4:15 pm Post subject: Re: Karmanns & Bring-a-Trailer Auctions |
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$13,419 sold
Seller took almost a $5k loss from the BAT purchase last year. Ouch!
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John Moxon 
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kingkarmann
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| Posted: Yesterday 6:42 am Post subject: Re: Karmanns & Bring-a-Trailer Auctions |
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