Car show in the Philippines last weekend
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Fontana Resort invited us to a plush show last weekend, indoors, air con, with carpet underfoot. It was more like a promotions for new cars show than an enthusiasts display, but it was an interesting weekend. I didn't take any pics of the new cars, as they all look the same to me.
Some very expensive sports cars and some old classics.
And there was our group of hot rods, mine is the red one:
I've just built a 'rag top' for mine, to keep the searing midday heat at bay. Not exactly a perfect fit, but it only cost £150 to build. Plus the wife wasn't happy when we drove home with an umbrella up one evening, when the Asian monsoon did its best to flood us out.....
Some very expensive sports cars and some old classics.
And there was our group of hot rods, mine is the red one:
I've just built a 'rag top' for mine, to keep the searing midday heat at bay. Not exactly a perfect fit, but it only cost £150 to build. Plus the wife wasn't happy when we drove home with an umbrella up one evening, when the Asian monsoon did its best to flood us out.....
Yes, loads of yank tanks here, but there is still a massive amount of imported 'exotica' around. For a dirt poor third world country there is a lot of money, in certain circles.
A Filipino 'friend' of mine in Manila recently received delivery of a brand new Ferrari, ordered from the factory. He has money, lots of it. His garage, the yellow one is the new one:
A Filipino 'friend' of mine in Manila recently received delivery of a brand new Ferrari, ordered from the factory. He has money, lots of it. His garage, the yellow one is the new one:
I've been looking at running in the race series organised by the Manila Sport Car Club, and shipping my Caterham Super Sport over, looks fantastic value and some of the cars in their pictures are stunning, amazed me for third world country, with the depth and breadth of what was available.
In Malaysia there are loads of high end new cars but classics are a very small market, car shows dominated by the Royal families, who don't buy them as classics rather they are just things they kept from new because they never needed to sell to fund the next latest Ferrari purchase and there is no passion.
In Malaysia there are loads of high end new cars but classics are a very small market, car shows dominated by the Royal families, who don't buy them as classics rather they are just things they kept from new because they never needed to sell to fund the next latest Ferrari purchase and there is no passion.
Reminds me of an RR / bently owners club rally in Kuching 10 years ago ... Really impressive classics including a couple of 1930s turbo bentleys - must have been worth nearly $1m each or more ?
Think they were on some sort of Asia tour / rather wealthy in comparison to most of Malaysia
Think they were on some sort of Asia tour / rather wealthy in comparison to most of Malaysia
Shipping used cars into the PI is fraught with hassles, mainly from customs men with their hand out for extras. Plus it is basically illegal as well. brand new cars is okay, but not used. Some law invented by Gloria to help the Philippines automotive industry.
Not that we actually have one here....
Not that we actually have one here....
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