If you pay any attention to the major collector car auctions held every year, you probably think you cannot afford a collector car anymore. The prices seem to have shot through the roof to the point of being ridiculous.
Let me assure you that unless you are looking for a museum piece that you would not want to drive on any road today, there is clearly hope.
I have friends that have bought and sold many collector cars and trucks over the years and I have certainly bought and sold my share of them.
In the last couple of days, I found some examples of great buys that collectors such as you and I would be pleased to own. These cars are not showroom pieces, but who cares? They are nice rides that you and I could enjoy for very reasonable cost.
Take this 1985 Chevrolet Z28 with automatic transmission and air conditioning. The car shows very clean and straight. It has a V8 engine and factory mag wheels. They are asking $4500. You almost always will make an offer and buy it for less.
Also note OBO means “or best offer”.
Any time someone advertises OBO, you know they will take less. It is up to your negotiation skills to determine just how much less they will take. Now this has a lot to do with just where the seller is at in their efforts to sell. If you catch them when they really want to sell for any number of reasons, you can usually get a substantial savings when you buy.
Here is a 1984 Dodge Rampage, which is a small pickup made for a short period back then. It is a very cool ride. It has bucket seats and an automatic transmission. And it looks great. They are asking $2850.
These are just a couple examples of what might interest you. I find an incredible variety of collector cars and trucks like these almost every day, using a number of sources I have accumulated over the years. This is a passion of mine so I am looking for them all the time.
Now these may not be your cup of tea but there are many more where these came from.
Keep in mind what I am telling you about here are very low-cost vehicles that would get you into the collector car arena. There is almost an exponential increase in the number of cars you can buy with every $500 you add to your buying power.
You can buy a collector car today for a reasonable cost; all kinds of them. This is just the tip of the iceberg. In future blogs I will share my years of experience and passion about these historical pieces of iron. We will cover topics such as where you can find them (there are many places), how to know what you are buying, tricks for when you do buy them, buying them long distance, etc.
