| Qatar classic cars, a topic that never have I thought | | | | economic situation of the country. I found many |
| would be researching, or writing about. When I left | | | | articles and press releases discussing the fact that |
| Qatar seven years ago, there were no signs that | | | | car manufacturers are taking advantage of the |
| there ever would be high demand in the market for | | | | increasing demand for personalized, classic and |
| classic cars, Qatar specifically and the region in | | | | antique cars in the region. The underlying reasons for |
| general. | | | | the change in demand of the past seven years was |
| A couple of months ago I received an international | | | | explained by Bufori (a modern brand of rare |
| call at three in the morning. Don't be very deceived | | | | automobiles resembling 1930s coupes), the high |
| by the timing; the conversation could have waited a | | | | demand is a reflection of the booming population, and |
| couple more hours, however due to miss calculations | | | | economics of the region in general, and more |
| on the caller's behalf. By all means, I do not regret | | | | specifically Dubai and Qatar. Hence, that Crude Oil |
| waking up to take the call. The subject was of great | | | | was discovered in Qatar back in the 1940s; however |
| importance and forced me not to go back to sleep, | | | | the wealth of the nation gradually increased over the |
| rather jump right to research. The first thing I heard | | | | next sixty years, till Natural Gas was discovered. Its |
| when I picked up the phone is an old friend saying | | | | people now have one of the highest per capita |
| "how much have you dealt with classic cars?", "there | | | | incomes in the world. |
| is a very high demand for classic cars in the region, | | | | The research journey has not stopped, rather the |
| and the supply is very low". On the ending note of | | | | more research I make, the more I am interested to |
| the call, I promised I will have a preliminary research | | | | learn about the differences in tastes and markets. I |
| completed within a week. | | | | will dedicate an article for the amazing finding in the |
| As always, I started by certifying the facts I was | | | | market differences. |
| told in regards to supply and demand, and the overall | | | | |