| Depending on what you want, this can be very hard | | | | pure luck. You should plan on spending about $10,000 |
| for the first time buyer. Obviously the first thing that | | | | to get a good starter car. |
| you need to know is what kind of muscle car you | | | | When I say a good starter car, I mean a car without |
| want. Beyond that the more that you can learn that | | | | a lot of rust, and not bad as far as dents in either. I |
| particular car, that better of that you will be. | | | | don't mean a perfect car, so now that we have that |
| A sad fact of these days is that there are a lot of | | | | out of the way, as you look at these cars you |
| people that will rip you off, if you don't know about | | | | should be taking a lot of notes in your notebook. |
| the car that your looking for. Get a book about the | | | | In the end you can compare these notes to see |
| car that you have decided that you'd like to have, | | | | which car is the best one to start with. You should |
| read the book and learn all you can about the car. | | | | compare price, condition of the cars, and if the car is |
| Take a notebook when you go to look at the cars, | | | | exactly what your looking for. You should buy the |
| the reason that I say cars, is that you should look at | | | | one with the least problems, that is the closest to |
| more then one of them. In the notebook you'll take | | | | exactly what your looking for. |
| notes to help you decide on the car that you want. | | | | If your planning to build a show car out of this car, |
| You will write down the engine casting numbers, RPO | | | | you'll need to be a lot pickier then if it's a daily driver. |
| codes, transmission codes, and rear end codes. | | | | Take a lot of notes on the condition of the body, |
| You should always jot down the vin code also, these | | | | the interior, electrical, and mechanical parts of the car, |
| numbers will help you decide if you want to buy a | | | | the list should end up telling you which car is the best |
| car, or if you need to keep looking. When trying to | | | | for the money. |
| locate your first classic car, or muscle car, you should | | | | You should always plan to do some restoration work |
| never act to excited as you look at the cars. | | | | on the car, these are old cars, and usually need some |
| Acting overly excited will make it easier for a | | | | love. When locating my first classic car, or muscle car |
| scammer to rip you off. Play it off like you have two | | | | I always pay attention to the to the details. The fine |
| or three of them located, and now your trying to | | | | detail can save you a lot of money in the end. |
| decide between them. This will put you on top in the | | | | By fine details I mean does it have the engine that it |
| negotiation process, rather then the person selling the | | | | came with from the factory? Does it have the |
| car. | | | | transmission that it came with from the factory? If |
| When trying to locate my first classic car, or muscle | | | | you look for these kinds of things, you can save a |
| car, the more things that I put in my favor, the | | | | lot of money when it comes time to restore the car. |
| better. Don't feel like your lying to them, believe me, | | | | If you just take your, and move a long slow and |
| they would do the same thing. Now let's talk money, | | | | easy, you should get just the right classic car, or |
| and how much of it to start with. | | | | muscle car for you. But this is all about how you do |
| First of all let's get the notion of buying a classic car, | | | | it, use the notebook and write down everything that |
| or muscle car in good condition for $2,500. This very | | | | you find that is, or isn't like it should be, and the |
| rarely happens these days, and when it does it's just | | | | moon is yours. |