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Simon Deane

Simon Deane

Owner of Deane Motors, Ireland's leading classic and performance car specialist based in Dublin.

Sep 5, 2026

1:52
make no sense to somebody of another vintage.
1:54
Yeah, and I mean, that's the thing.
1:55
So, I mean, primarily, like, so when we started off, we always sort of did 60s, 70s, 80s cars.
2:02
We didn't really do a lot of modern classics.
2:05
And like some of the older stuff now, people have already bought them.
2:11
And the only people who want to buy them are in that sort of age group.
2:14
So as they phase out over the years, so now predominantly it's kind of 80s, 90s and noughties where people are buying them.

9 MINS LATER

11:34
There's very few people who...
1:52
make no sense to somebody of another vintage.
1:54
Yeah, and I mean, that's the thing.
1:55
So, I mean, primarily, like, so when we started off, we always sort of did 60s, 70s, 80s cars.
2:02
We didn't really do a lot of modern classics.
2:05
And like some of the older stuff now, people have already bought them.
2:11
And the only people who want to buy them are in that sort of age group.
2:14
So as they phase out over the years, so now predominantly it's kind of 80s, 90s and noughties where people are buying them.

9 MINS LATER

11:34
There's very few people who...
58:56
And he said, listen, if he doesn't take her, I'll take her.
59:00
And so it's, but that was like the follow on.
59:05
So when I remember I sold that and I bought the Ferrari.
59:08
And again, you're completely blitzed by, it was a 308 GTB Magnum PI minus the roof falling off.
59:15
And I remember going out, I dressed up for the occasion.
59:19
I swear to God.
59:20
Big day.

15 MINS LATER

73:54
It wasn't on the books.

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