Antique & Classic Cars Blog

Then pass it to those who love you most. This roster is your classic car list. The snowmobile and ice fishing equipment haven’t been so useful for the last few winters. Why not make the move to a classic car?

If it needs some work, all the better–you’ll get it cheaper and have something to do when you just can’t face another DVD and you’ve worked through every level on all your video games.

Here’s a list of 25-plus cool cars that can be found for less than insane dollars. Any one of these cars would look good in your garage, great in your driveway, and the view out the windshield and over the hood cannot be beat when it’s your classic.

Ford Mustang
Mercury Comet
Pontiac LeMans/Tempest/GTO
—Firebird
Oldsmobile F85/Cutlass
—Toronado
Chevrolet Monte Carlo
—Impala
—Chevelle
—Vega (good lines; swap out the motor)
—Camaro
—Corvette
—Bel Air
Plymouth Fury
—Satellite
—Road Runner
—Belvedere
—Barricuda/’Cuda
Dodge Charger
—Challenger
—Coronet
—Super Bee
MG (A, B, Midget)
Triumph (TR series, Stag, Spitfire and GT6)
Sunbeam Alpine or Tiger

You will find a broad cost range among these vehicles, with the muscle cars like ‘Cuda, Charger, Challenger, Road Runner and Belvedere GTX being the least value for money because of intense competition and six-to-seven figure values.

Vegas have nice lines but are very hard to find in original condition–most seem to have been crushed or converted for drag racing.

If you can buy any of these cars from a realistic owner (rather than a re-seller), you can still find good deals. British sports cars can still be had cheap, especially the tiny Midget and Spitfire, and six-cylinder Mustangs and Camaros command lower prices with identical great lines to their V8 siblings.

This is a non-exclusive list and of course there are many other cars equally worth buying, fixing, driving and cherishing. Start your search. The holidays are imminent!

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