| The term "muscle car" describes a high performance automobile with a powerful engine. In the United States, to be a true muscle car, the automobile’s year of manufacture has to fall between 1962 and 1973 as well. Muscle cars contained at least a V-8 engine and were generally aesthetically pleasing with bright colors and pin stripped decals running alongside the car. Some of the more famous muscle cars in the United States are the Ford Mustang, The Chevy Camaro, the Pontiac GTO (also called the Goat), the Chrysler Charger, and the Pontiac Trans Am.
Classic muscle car sales are still a large part of car enthusiasts' collections across the country. Unfortunately for the novice, finding a muscle car for sale may be a bit difficult. To begin with, muscle car dealerships are much like classical car dealerships in that they service a very distinct market in car sales. The muscle car dealers are generally not found in the middle of the new and used car dealerships located in a city or town. Instead, a person looking to buy a muscle car generally needs to search a bit to find a dealer.
Looking in the local phone book under car dealers, or used car dealers, will generally turn up quite a few pages of phone numbers. The potential customer can certainly call a few to see if they by chance have any muscle cars in their inventory. Of course, to make sure that you are getting what you paid for, it is wise to find a dealer that specializes in muscle car sales. A used car is just a sale to a traditional car dealership. In contrast, most classic and muscle car dealers view their inventory as art. They know their craft and may help educate a novice collector.
If the phone book leads to a dead end when searching for muscle car dealerships, go to the next resource, the Internet. Typing "muscle car dealers" plus your local area should return some information that can help you on your quest. If nothing still shows up, try the next largest area such as the bigger city. Regional searches work well too. Instead of Rhode Island muscle car dealers, try New England muscle car dealers. Remember that a regional search could mean travel so try to keep it as close to home as possible.
Independent collectors may be another route to take when looking to buy a muscle car. Generally, collectors don’t have the inventory that a dealership may have, but they also know more about the individual car they are selling. Novice collectors may find the independent seller to be more helpful in educating them about the car and its quirks.
Pricing a muscle car is tricky as well. It is always important to take the car to a mechanic if you are unsure of the condition of the engine. Also, make sure that you understand that older cars require more work and sometimes, parts may be hard to find or non existent.
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