| Muscle Cars For Sale - How To Locate The Right | | | | bumps, and rattles look for the car to smoke |
| Classic Cars For You | | | | excessively at the tail pipe, beware that if your |
| Every classic car lover loves American muscle cars, | | | | looking for a cheap car to start with, you will have to |
| and they can be illusive when your looking for a | | | | forgo being to picky about some of these things. |
| certain car, their are people out there who will take | | | | I will tell you up front, the lees you spend when you |
| advantage of a person who is just learning the | | | | buy the car the more you'll spend to restore it, this is |
| muscle car ropes, but I hope to help you with your | | | | not meant to scare you off, it's the honest truth on |
| hunt. | | | | the subject, plan to spend about $10,000 to start |
| I don't like to see anybody get taken advantage of | | | | with if you want a good project car to start with. |
| when they buy a muscle car, hopefully my | | | | At the end of this article I'll give you some links to |
| experiences will help you to have a good first | | | | dealers on the web that I have done the research |
| experience when you buy a classic muscle car, it's | | | | on, and I find them to to be trustworthy to do right |
| easy to go out looking for your first one, and let the | | | | on your purchase, now let's talk a little about the |
| excitement take over. | | | | cars that are easier to locate parts for, up front |
| It's OK to let the seller know that your excited to | | | | these are the Camaro, and the Mustang. |
| buy your muscle car, but you should also let them | | | | Most of the parts for either the Camaro, or the |
| know that their car is not the last one on earth, don't | | | | mustang are fairly easy to get, unless your dealing |
| let a hard sell ruin your day, if your looking for a | | | | with a very rare version of either car, such as a |
| certain car, it's always best to look at quite a few | | | | Yenko camaraderie, or a GT350 mustang, these can |
| before you make your decision. | | | | get pretty hard to locate parts such as engines for |
| Allot of this process will depend on what you plan to | | | | them. |
| do with the car, if you want to restore it to drive | | | | I'd love to see you find the right muscle car for you, |
| around town in, it will be much easier to locate your | | | | no matter what you plan to do with it, it's my only |
| perfect muscle car, this of course will depend on | | | | desire to see that you get the car that you want in |
| your knowledge of the restoration process. | | | | the end, so both you, and the seller feel like you |
| If this is to be your first restoration, you'll need to | | | | have gotten a great deal in the end. |
| start with a car that is in good condition, what I | | | | You should always check these dealers out through |
| mean by good condition is this, look at the body | | | | the BBB, and the local chamber of commerce in the |
| panels on the car, such as the trunk floor, rocker | | | | area that their located, this is usually a good place to |
| panels, floor boards, and quarter panels. | | | | start, these agencies aren't always the perfect |
| Ask the seller to put the car on a lift so you can | | | | solution either, they both depend a lot on |
| inspect the under side of it, if you notice any of the | | | | membership of the company in their service. |
| things that I have mentioned here, it will severely | | | | Take what they tell you with a grain of salt, and do |
| complicate the process of the restoration on the car, | | | | some of your own research on the issue, by talking |
| so you might want to look farther and find a better | | | | to past customers, and the owners of the company |
| car. | | | | that you want to deal with, and don't take no for an |
| Body panels aren't the only thing that need attention, | | | | answer on your questions. |
| you should also inspect the engine for leaks around | | | | Ask where the car came from, why it's for sale, ask |
| the valve covers, oil pan, and intake manifold, not to | | | | about the condition of the car, and let your mechanic, |
| mention you should always hear the car run, so be | | | | or restoration shop take a look at the car, once you |
| sure to ask the seller to fire it up. | | | | have gotten all of your questions answered, you |
| Listen for any strange noises, such as knocks, clicks, | | | | should be able to do the deal, and feel good abut it. |