I realize that I wrote on this subject just a few days ago, but it seems that people just prefer to torch-er themselves, so I will do one more article on this subject, this will be the last time for me writing about this subject, and I'll go back to the regular subjects that I normally write about on this blog.
There is no doubt that people are always looking to get cars on the cheap, I was looking at the stats on my site and noticed that one of the search terms is muscle cars under $3000 dollars, and it worries me, usually people don't know what their going to get in to when they look for things like this, normally you just don't find a good muscle car for this kind of money, it's just not the 1980's any more, and people really study before they sell their muscle cars.
With that said, I will try to explain what you can expect in t muscle car for under $3000, I was out driving around yesterday and noticed a 1965 Mustang sitting on the side of the road for sale, with a price tag of $2,500, and I stopped to take a look, needless to say the car was a rusted out piece of garbage, when I lifted the hood I noticed that the side skirts in the engine compartment were rusted beyond repair, and the wiring was in about the same shape.
Upon further inspection of this car I noticed that the rocker panels were also completely gone, well there was still some of the main structure for them, the car's paint was original and almost nonexistent, the seats had weather rotting, and springs sticking out of them, now I did not ask the owner to fire that car up, but you can tell what would have probably happened if I did, there would have been some excuse why he can't start the car, "Red Light" , this is a typical car for this kind of money, and probably in better shape then most.
If you want you project to take years to finish, and cause you a lot of pain, and agony then this is right where you want to start, but if you don't want to spend 10's of thousands of dollars on it and take a lot of time to finish the restoration of it then your better off to save up a bit more cash before you buy your muscle car, and do a lot of studying on the subject, learn all you can about the car that you want to buy, so when you do buy it you'll be well informed and the person selling the car can't pull a fast one on you.
I only write articles like this to help you get the right car, so you'll finish building it, and love it for years to come, so you won't get discouraged and give up on the project, and yet another car is down the toilet, now if your comfortable with a real piece of junk, then by all means, buy the car with the quarter panels rusted off of it, the Flintstones floor boards, and a true rag top, the old saying, you get what you pay for is the gods honest truth with cars.
If you'd like to be driving the car any time soon, then plan on spending a little money at the first, it will end up saving you a lot in the end, restoration in an expensive business, so the more time and money you spend to get your starter car, the better off you'll be, these cars are not cheap, so plan on saving about $10,000 up to spend on the purchase of your muscle car, and do a lot of checking in to the car, and learn all you can about it, know the car, know it's strengths and weaknesses, and you'll be much better off in the end.
About the Author
I've been in the automotive business for about 20 or 25 years, I have worked in all facets of the industry, from parts to restoration, all different makes and models, I just want to keep people interested in the old cars because it's where my heart is.
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