I’m up to the twelfth post of my search for a muscle car. I never thought that I would be having this difficult of a time in finding something that would satisfy my old car desires. But I am having fun looking, even if it means that I am more of a virtual tire kicker than a real one.
I am a little perplexed as to the muscle car market right now. It seems that it has dried up somewhat. When I first started looking for a car in November 2018 there seemed to be a lot more available. My three top cars that I have spent the most time looking at are the 1967 Olds 442, the 1967 Plymouth GTX, and the 1967 Dodge Coronet R/T. Right now on Hemmings.com, there are only five GTX’s for sale, the Coronets number eight, and there are only four 442’s currently for sale. A check of eBay basically has similar numbers as most sellers cross list their car on both websites as well as many others. When the pandemic hit I figured there would be a lot of sellers, but I guess people are holding on to their investments for as long as they can. And to add to my woes, I’m still hoping to find a convertible, which really limits the numbers.
What has been listed is being snapped up pretty quickly. This 1967 Dodge Coronet R/T from Southern Motors in Michigan came up for sale this week and it’s already listed as “Sale Pending.” It was listed at about $7000 less than what they are typically listed for, so I’m not really that surprised that it was snapped up quickly. I have trouble acting that quickly on a car. I like to really study them before I can even list them as a “favorite.”
The car lacked a drop-top, the Magnum 500 wheels, A/C, and it was black. I was trying to like it for $43K, but it was snapped up before I could.
One of the mistakes I have come to realize that I am making is that I have been limiting my search to primarily Hemmings and eBay. I have discovered that there are some other good dealers out there that don’t list their cars on either site and seem to be doing just as well.
One of those websites is Bluelineclassics.com. I’ve seen a couple cars on their page that had grabbed my attention only to be gone from the available cars within a week.
Another page that I check on frequently is Brown’s Performance Motor Cars. They currently have a very nice white 1969 Chevelle SS with a blue interior that I really like. I’ll keep an eye on it, but I prefer the 1967 and 1970 Chevelles more.
I’ll keep virtually kicking tires for now and keep you posted. Thanks for reading!
an amazing run 