| Classic car lovers in Doha the capital of | | | | days are unlikely to hold value over the |
| Qatar are willing to face the bumps to go | | | | years. Hence, exceptions always pop up, for |
| after their passion. Classic, Antique or some | | | | instance this fact doesn't hold true with the |
| may call vintage cars until very recently | | | | iconic mini. |
| appeared to be a territory only the rich | | | | |
| royalties and the VIPs are allowed to enter. | | | | I respect, and always reflect my articles |
| However, this perception has gradually | | | | with both mine and the apposing; however I do |
| changed, and now the market holds | | | | not see a Qatar classic car dealer's opinion |
| possibilities for even the enthusiasts that | | | | holding true. He said "The classic car |
| are willing to spare a bit over a | | | | market, if it can be called that, will |
| hundred-thousand Qatari Riyals the equivalent | | | | flourish because people have bought [these |
| to twenty-thousands US Dollars. This became | | | | cars] for nostalgia and recreation - not for |
| possible due to the economic boom the area is | | | | financial gain," says a dealer in classic |
| witnessing, efficient communications with | | | | cars. "Most people, who have bought a classic |
| classic car dealers in Houston, along with | | | | car in the last ten years, knew their cars |
| the superior supply chain management allowed | | | | would have seen a rise on the value." To |
| cars in Houston to be transported at low | | | | contradict, According to Classic Car |
| costs. | | | | magazine, the US has seen a growth in the |
| | | | market for classic cars, particularly |
| It now became possible for a knowledgeable | | | | American sports cars of the 1960s and 1970s. |
| enthusiast, with patience, and time at their | | | | Cars, such as Chevrolet Corvettes and |
| disposal to buy classic car in Qatar, or an | | | | Camaros, Ford Thunderbirds and Pontiacs, are |
| antique car in Dubai, or even a classic car | | | | said to have doubled in value over the past |
| to be shipped from Houston. It became | | | | three years. |
| possible to start the process with the | | | | |
| equivalent of three thousand US dollars, or | | | | As I have been promising throughout the |
| in other words for less than the ca was worth | | | | article series dedicated to Qatar classic |
| in the seventies or eighties. | | | | car, the research journey has not stopped, |
| | | | rather the more research I make, the more I |
| This however sometimes holds true, and | | | | am interested to learn about the differences |
| sometimes does not. For instance, Morris | | | | in tastes and markets. To get up-to-date |
| Minors was valued in Dubai and Qatar at about | | | | research results, visit the section I |
| QR 15,000 in the eighties. It is very | | | | dedicated to Qatar classic cars |
| difficult to sell such a car for QR 10,000 in | | | | |
| 2007 according to a car dealer. Cars that | | | | © Copyright - 2007 Khalid R. |
| were easy on the pocket back in their peaking | | | | |