AMC Eagle Archives => Eagle Archives => Topic started by: Pat on March 30, 2012, 09:03:57 PM
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Post by: Pat on March 30, 2012, 09:03:57 PM
http://www.carsinbarns.com/new147.html
http://soc.li/qfZIltc (http://soc.li/qfZIltc)
No idea how old this is, but I know what I'd do if I won the $650M jackpot!!!
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Post by: rohnk on March 30, 2012, 09:11:56 PM
That is pretty cool. I would be tempted to make a run to this place and see what is left. Is it in North Carolina?
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Post by: rohnk on March 30, 2012, 09:20:16 PM
I got curious. This place is still in business. I found a forum with a guy who is going down in April to look at a Matador X for $7500.
Collier Motors, Inc.
4713 Hwy 117 N
Pikeville, NC 27863
(919) 242-4462
From the Pikeville, North Carolina website and the business directory.
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Post by: MudPuppy on March 30, 2012, 09:28:53 PM
That's so sad :'(. It's frozen in time. That AMX looks pretty sweet!
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Post by: Prafeston on March 30, 2012, 09:51:11 PM
That would be so cool to have an old dealership like that that specialized in forgotten cars!
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Post by: bigdog56e on March 31, 2012, 09:35:15 AM
This place was featured in Hot Rod magazine past month, I believe.
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Post by: Pat on March 31, 2012, 11:00:22 AM
They SAID Eagles in the video, but I didn't see any. Be interesting to see what kind of parts supply he has.
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Post by: rohnk on March 31, 2012, 11:11:26 AM
From what I have read, it is difficult to get inside the building. The older guy just doesn't want to part with a lot of the stuff apparently. They have 4 acres of property and the video really only shows the front and small portion of the back. If you look it up on Google Earth, you can see how big it really is.
I also read that the best cars are kept inside the building. Personal collection I guess.
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Post by: carguy87 on March 31, 2012, 11:04:44 PM
Actually, if you watch in the beginning it skims over what appeared to be a 4-door?
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Post by: carguy87 on March 31, 2012, 11:07:15 PM
I stand corrected, just watched it again, pause it at 0:52. Looks like a 2 door with a bumper end cap on the right side still, lol.
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Post by: Pat on April 01, 2012, 10:45:17 AM
Guess my eyes are getting too old. Didn't see it. I'll have to try again.
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Post by: rohnk on April 01, 2012, 11:27:16 AM
Anybody want to organize a meet down there and see if we can buy some cars! That woud be an interesting adventure for those of us in this hobby.
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Post by: craigp29690 on April 02, 2012, 04:01:17 PM
Everthing I've read stated they are willing to sell rust buckets for top dollar. So they continue to sit and rot away into oblivion. Seems kind of stupid. Plus it looks like no one knows how to use a lawn mower. Sad, just plain sad.
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Post by: jeepjerry on April 02, 2012, 11:46:35 PM
Looks like a collection of cars that many of us would love to get our hands on and bring back to life.... but seems hard to get hands on them....
If you use google map and the little street view guy, there is a black eagle wagon next to a grand wag and a white eagle wagon on the corner of the property.