Don’t think I’ve ever posted the video above even though it’s been on YouTube since 2012, but I saw it the other day on @classic_kw_ and looks like it was shot in the early 90s. It got me thinking about all the classic cars we have in Kuwait but are falling apart because they’re just parked outside homes in the harsh environment and aren’t being driven. Sometimes I feel like rescuing cars in the same way people rescue stray animals.
Speaking of cars that aren’t being driven, there is a guy with a purple Diablo parked in Shaab that hasn’t been driven in probably a decade. If anyone knows the owner, please connect us!
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I’ve wondered about this since I got here. I walk by classic Mustangs every day that are under tarps or look like they aren’t under any restoration process. I would GLADLY buy one and have it shipped back to the US as a project car. Do these get advertised on a classifieds site here?
Rarely and when a car does come up for sale it quickly goes.
Gahhhh! I’d heard that before, but I was hoping the person that told me was just a lying liar who lies.
Thanks for bursting my bubble, but saving me from wasting my time.
Do you mean the pink diablo?
I call it pink but it’s a purple color
i think is a very special lamborghini ’30th Anniversary Diablo SE30′, all of the 150 produced are that purple lavender metallic color
Here’s an idea…make a reality tv show where you help owners restore and rescue their cars. Great potential and nothing like is exists.
That would actually be a cool idea, like wheeler dealers but with a car backstory
That’s a gorgeous car. Can I ask for the address? I just want to go see it! XD
it’s covered under a tarp in front of the guys house so you wouldn’t be able to see it.
That’s too bad.
Start a fund (time share ownership) and buy many cars. Restore and we can all drive them around.
That’s what we do at our Diwaniya
I’ve actually seen that car move about quite a bit as I pass by the owners place on my way to work, everyday, and I can confirm that its an SE30, not sure if it’s a Jota though.
Diablo buying days are long gone. Just like Murcies, their prices have gone through the roof. Unless you’ve got a quarter million dollars lying around burning a hole in your pocket. And rightly so, the Diablo is finally getting the recognition it deserves, its the best Lamborghini ever made, 90’s kids here.
I remember a few years ago you posted about a 14k Diablo, unfortunately, I was too young to be able to buy one back then. Also, servicing the thing must’ve been a bitch in those days, since Lamborghini did not have a local dealership.
Plenty of missed opportunities back then/was too young and not financially independent;
1. I remember there used to be a gated rosso corsa Ferrari 355 for sale in Salmiya in the early 00’s. The used car dealer was looking to get rid of it for 6 grand, that thing remained on the lot for years, and then it disappeared. Presently, there is a Spider for sale, for 24k in Aswaq Grain.
2. 91 Honda NSX 3.0L/5 Spd, the owner wanted 4k for it. A couple of years ago, the owner of the red 91 car wanted 20k.
3. Giallo Modena Ferrari 360 with a gated 6 speed, the owner wanted 7k for it. Present values put a similar 360 around the 20k mark.
5. 14k Diablo that you posted about. Probably worth close to 70k now.
Hindsight is a bitch…
Oh wow i didn’t even remember that Diablo till u just reminded me. Fuckkkk
An advice for non Kuwaitis (and some Kuwaitis). If you find a car that looks neglected in front of a house, just knock and ask if it is for sale and most of the time the owner will sell. My brother is a mustang fan and he usually search for cars in bad shape parking somewhere. He either knock if it is in front of a house or ask around to find the owner.
I bought a Merc S600 2007 2 months ago doing the same and got it for a good price.
My friend, may you live to be 1,000 years old…
I’m on it…
if its the pink diablo on the 30th is what your talking about, then yes i know the owner.
Yup that’s the one!
I was doing a project on car parking, and as a result saw some very nice cars in some very unloved states in the more seldom used car parks.
Some of the cars (and vans) looked to have been abandoned (flat tyres etc); and some looked to be in unofficial long term storage (lovely yellow Lambo under a thick layer of dust; various Porsche’s of all models and colours; classic Merc’s which appeared not to have moved for years).
It’s almost as if the owners loose interest in them and move onto the next toy – such a shame not to see them on the road.
I have a 1965 Mustang that has been sitting at my house for around 7 years. I’m not looking to sell, but would like to restore it. Engine and body great shape, would like to change to power steering and brakes. I just don’t know who to go to…
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