Saturday, July 15, 2006

Great site for viewing gorgeous Classic American Muscle Cars for sale

Hi all,

Just found this Classic American Muscle Car showroom site that is a complete knockout!

This really is a great site with some really beautiful cars for sale. It has a webcam you can control to look around the showroom.

But if you scroll down a bit, it has a box that says 'Select the year that you are interested in?"

Click on '60's' and '70's' for some fine photos of some awesome cars. The photos are among the best I've seen on the net.


If only I had a spare $40,000 knocking around, this red 1968 Ford Mustang Fastback would be all mine!!!!!

Better start saving then!

Click on the link here to see them all in their splendor for yourself;

http://www.pjsautoworld.com/

Pete

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Muscle Cars, Like Dinosaurs, Once Ruled The Earth!

by Brian Edwards

Detroit, or the world, has never produced an automobile that rivals the muscle cars of the 1960’s and early 1970’s. They were big, powerful and wonderfully unrefined.


No one would call them sports car in the traditional sense. They were not nimble and curves were dangerous at most any speed. However, what they lacked in sophistication they made up for in brute force.

In many ways the GTO’s, Mustangs, Road Runners and their brethren represented the American character better than any vehicle past or present. Simplicity, dependability, strength and singularity of purpose were their calling cards.

No one could confuse the purpose of these beasts. It was plain for all, and it was straight-line performance for one quarter of a mile. Nothing else mattered.

Contrast that with today and the lore of days past becomes even more apparent. A new Corvette will defeat even the most powerful Corvette of old in every category. The current generation of performance cars thumps the muscle car in safety, comfort, reliability and, yes, performance.

But, that does not tell the whole story and it doesn’t explain the current interest in and corresponding sky rocketing values of classic muscle cars. The clarity of purpose these super cars exuberated just feels good. It awakens the cave man in each of us!

These automobiles have a particular hold on the generation that came of age in the late 1960’s. Many feel that this is their last chance to re-live their youth and they are willing to pay for the opportunity.


For example, a 1970 Dodge Hemi ‘Cuda sold for $4,035 new and well-preserved models are routinely offered and $150,000 today. That represents and 10.6% annual return. Not a bad return considering the stock market has returned 7.4% annual over the same period.

Similarly, and 1970 Chevy Chevelle SS convertible with a 454ci engine sold for $4,200 new and to will cost around $115,000 or a 9.7% annual return. Finally, a 1969 Boss Mustang with a 429ci Engine originally cost $4,150 and today trades for $115,000. That is a 9.6% return over the same period.

Granted these are examples of the rarest and most sought after muscle cars. However, even “common” muscle cars have experienced notable gains. The 1970 Plymouth Road Runner with a 440ci engine sold for $3,500 and today trades at $55,000. A 1967 Pontiac GTO cost $3,750 and now goes for $45,000. That’s a 6.8% compounded rate of return.


The investor in muscle cars must consider a few very important points. First, all investments have risks. This market, like real estate or technology stocks, could fall as fast as it has risen.

Second, unlike stocks and money market investments, muscle cars do not pay dividends or interest. Indeed, they cost money to maintain, store and restore.

Third, rarity matters. As the numbers above show, the rarest muscle cars have preformed the best.

Finally, get a second opinion when considering a classic muscle car. Mechanics are a good choice and a mechanic that has actually restored a few cars is the best choice. Nothing beats experience.


Obviously, one of the most important variables to consider when considering muscle cars as an investment is the condition. Only the most original and accurately restored examples fetch these prices. More common versions or cars in lower conditions will sell for significantly less.

For the collector that actually wants to drive their cars regularly these more common versions may actually be a better value. The choice of a rare collector muscle car or a common daily driver depends on the budget and the purpose of the collector. Both offer unique benefits to the owner and much enjoyment.

source articlecity.com

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Restoring Muscle Cars - Top Tips.

Restoring muscle cars is a hobby for some and a profession for others.

There’s just something about the classic high-performance cars that collectors, racers and general car enthusiasts find fascinating.

If you are a hobbyist who is interested in restoring a muscle car, you will probably benefit from a few restoration tips. The restoration of muscle cars begins with shopping for a muscle car that can be restored. Prior to buying a car for the purpose of restoring it you need to make sure that the parts needed for the restoration are available and you can get your hands on them, and that you can afford to complete the project once you start it.


Before going shopping for a muscle car to restore, decide what your purpose is for restoring a car.

Do you just want a great muscle car to drive?

Will you be racing?

Are you restoring the car so you can participate and compete in classic car shows?

Do you intend to sell the totally restored muscle car for a profit?

Once you’ve determined the purpose behind your muscle car restoration you’ll have a better idea about what type of muscle car you want to get. Before you go shopping, read up on different muscle cars and learn all about their performance, their value and so forth to make sure that the car you choose is appropriate for you intentions.

To make sure that you don’t get ripped off in a muscle car transaction, find out what the muscle cars you are looking for are worth “as is” and what they are worth once they are restored. Having this information at your fingertips will help you to determine whether or not you are really getting a “great deal” when you begin to negotiate to buy a muscle car.


Before you buy one, make sure that the parts needed to restore your muscle car are available and affordable. Set your budget and your timeline for restoring the car so you know how much you can afford to spend for the muscle car itself and for the parts and other expenses that will be incurred in the process of the restoration.

Following these simple suggestions at the beginning of your muscle car restoration project will prevent you from starting a project you can’t finish and will ensure that your muscle car restoration project is enjoyable and that you meet your goals for muscle car restoration, whatever those goals may be.

Jason Tarasi 

ezinearticles.com


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Preserving the Classic American Car.



If you know me then you already know how I like to talk about the preservation of the classic American cars and muscle cars.

I can’t emphasize enough how important it is to keep these cars on the roads, so we have a presence of them around. Isn’t it enough that our country is getting inundated by imports, and the fact that people are always saying how much better other countries are building cars then we do, well without Henry Ford none of them would be building cars as we know them today, and if I remember correctly he was an American.

We need a heavy presence of American cars, just to help put way the dull drab looking imports, you know cars that have a little style and character to offer, not just these cookie cutter expensive, yet cheap built imports.

How much better is a BMW, Mercedes or any other import then a good old American car? Buy American people! All I hear is people bitching about the economy, well it seems to me that if we were to buy our own country’s products, it would improve our well being, and that we would have a better economy, we would all be a lot happier.

If you buy an American car from an American dealer or an individual, you have done your part to help the economy. Let’s say that you bought a car from a dealer, he’d have to pay taxes. That would help the economy and the car manufacturers of American cars would hire Americans to build the cars. That would also help the economy by keeping the money that the manufacturer pays it’s employees in our country, therefore improving the economy.

This brings me to the whole point of this little rant. If we buy an old classic American car and restore it to it’s original glory, we’d be buying parts from American companies and having American businesses restoring those cars, and thereby infusing money back in to the economy, to help build our country’s economy back to it’s stable old self.

We all need to think more like this.

by David C. Atkin

source - ezinearticles.com


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