Buy in the fall ..like October.

Even pay a car car guy to look at it..and give it his blessings

A 1967 Olds 442 conv...will turn some heads.

Or a ..same year Buick Grand Sport.

Unless your a Ford guy

I'm with vinke , I just don't like convertibles , unless it's a 71 , 72 K5 4wd

I'd look hard at the Pontiac firebird too

I'm driving a convertible right now.

Years ago I owned a '71 Mercury Cougar with a 351 Cleveland. Blue with a white top.

Currently driving a budget convertable. A '05 Chrysler Sebring. Black with a tan top. They can be had for cheap , $3,000 to $5,000 for a nice one. I got mine for $1,000. But it needs a new top which I am going to do myself for $600 or so. If I had someone do it for me it might cost north of $2,000. Needs a few other minor things but other than that it is a solid car.

Cragar...I don't think the OP wants to be seen driving his Aunts car...you know I'm just messing with yah

Wife and kids love convertibles I want something with a little muscle lol but I'm trying to get in under 30K tall order

Hard to go wrong with a '64 1/2 - '66. Convertable Mustang. Easy to care for , parts readily available.

One thing to think about , any classic car can get expensive to maintain/restore unless you know how to do it yourself. I've watched many non-car people spend boatloads of cash having other people maintain their classic car.

Most classic cars are owned/restored by car guys.

Most classic cars sell for less than what it costs to restore one. It is a labor of love.

As someone who has a 1968 Camaro, I bought when I was a kid in college, cleaned me out..it was a basket case and needed everything ground up, I spent 15 years restoring it. When I had time I didnt have $$ and when I had $$ I didnt have time...

If there is one piece of advice I could give you. Buy a decent driver to start. The cleaner the better. Pay UPFRONT for what you want. You can always do motor, wheels, interior, brakes, etc...but body and paint are huge money and time sucks. Not to mention you arent driving it when those are being done, all the other stuff can be upgraded in a weekend if you want.

Had I even taken a loan on the car and bought something nicer I would have been enjoying the car for over a decade rather than a pile of parts...and the car would have appreciated to more than I paid for it.

I think I bought it in 2005 ish..at that time a decent or better driver could be had for $15-20k. Instead I bought a project for $3500 cause that was all I had.

Now a driver is probably $25-30k I see many for sale and they are disgusting and need everything done anyhow, someone elses problem they are trying to dump. But they are out there, someone has a driver that is decent 20fter for $20k someplace.

So I wish I would have taken the $3500 and put it down on a $15-20k car and been driving it and upgrading things as needed over the years.

Everyones situation is different, but if its really what you want, consider paying a little more if you find something you like and allows you to enjoy it from day one. I promise when you get behind the wheel you wont regret it.

Also I had a 1970 Caddy Convertible that I drove daily for a while, the convertible is fun in the summer, but fall the top is up in WI. Summer in the rain, those beautiful summer days with the top down might not be as many as you think in WI. With a hard top you can run in any weather, or season (minus winter obviously) and that means more days to enjoy your car...and if you get one you will want to enjoy it as much as possible.

Good luck!

the convertible is fun in the summer, but fall the top is up in WI. Summer in the rain, those beautiful summer days with the top down might not be as many as you think in WI. With a hard top you can run in any weather, or season (minus winter obviously) and that means more days to enjoy your car...and if you get one you will want to enjoy it as much as possible.

Good luck!

Thanks Ness, let me keep the card for now it's my first classic hopefully I'll impress ya with the next one

Us car guys are always thinking of the next one....

Nessy, I have three projects that I haven’t touched in ten years! I sure don’t need another, and your right, we ain’t dead yet! LOL

A 1967 Olds 442 conv...will turn some heads.

Or a ..same year Buick Grand Sport.

Unless your a Ford guy

Hard to go wrong with a '64 1/2 - '66. Convertable Mustang. Easy to care for , parts readily available.

One thing to think about , any classic car can get expensive to maintain/restore unless you know how to do it yourself. I've watched many non-car people spend boatloads of cash having other people maintain their classic car.

Most classic cars are owned/restored by car guys.

Most classic cars sell for less than what it costs to restore one. It is a labor of love.

I'm looking for a 1965 Buick Riviera. '63 through '65 where very similar to each other, but the stacked hide-away headlights on the '65 is what its all about for me.

Ha ha, it was always pretty popular! Especially when it stood on it’s bumper. Yes, I changed it over to a one piece driveline. The old car had to weigh in at 3960#, min weight, and the engine was a sixty over 283, or 292 CI. Run a 5:86 gear in the rear end, with 32 in tall M&H slicks, with a Brazwell 2 barrel carb. Had a forty pound flywheel, with a home made 27 pound harmonic balancer, and it took a couple of bulbs on the tree just to get the engine wound up! A 2:64 low Borg Warner four speed, that had been slick shifted. Car would run 13: oo’s at 107 MPH. Put a four barrel holley on it once, and it ran 12:62!

Forgot to answer about the completeness of it. Yes, been collecting many things that had gotten discarded when I started racing it. Back floorpans have rotted away, and a little rust in the quarters, behind the rear tires.

Finally pulled the trigger, 1966 Mustang hardtop convertible. Bought it from gentlemen whose father passed. Seems like the car was cared for, it will be getting a full restoration and paint job. I think the wife will enjoy going for a cruze to get ice cream or check out the fall colors in this rig.

It's the 6 but that doesn't matter because I'm having a V8 put in during the restoration

Fellas I know I'm going to catch heck all the way through the process on this but I'm new to the old car game its a learning curve, this seems to be just at the lower cost didn't want to bite off more than I could chew on the first one

I always tell.people ...its cheaper to buy what you want..instead of making what you want.

Resale value will be toast...Buyer will run the Vin ...and see that it's an original 6 cyl car..

Better off enjoying it as is...and have some fun

Then when the time is right ...sell it ..and get what you need

Car will be in restoration Jail...and you'll miss at least 2 summers of cruising.

See this every day...just trying to help...

Helping my son restore a 70 Blazer.

It's pointless to swap the six for a v8 unless you put one in that leaves an ear to ear grin on your face , and that will cost you 8 to 10 grand ........then there's the tranny upgrade........

And new rear axle , upgraded brakes ( a lot of the early stangs had a single master cylinder ) , beefed up springs and suspension and an entire exhaust system and more.

Prolly 20 grand , you think Cragar ?

My dream classic car would be a Dodge Stealth RT Turbo.

Brand loyalties aside, those Mustangs are overrated. They are a glorified Ford Falcon with different skin on them.
Yes, there is a huge following for them, but there is also a huge following for Al Qaeda.

Brand loyalties aside, those Mustangs are overrated. They are a glorified Ford Falcon with different skin on them.
Yes, there is a huge following for them, but there is also a huge following for Al Qaeda.

Hippie, I always tell all my mopar friends…..I’d rather have no car than a mopar!

Hippie, I always tell all my mopar friends…..I’d rather have no car than a mopar!

Years ago I owned a '71 Mercury Cougar with a 351 Cleveland. Blue with a white top.

I could stomach a 1980 -82 Trans am...just put a healthy 455 in it ....and 3 pedals.

Or if you can't drive a gear box car....A turbo 400 with a shift kit....and 3:23 posi

Working on a 2000 Firehawk in the shop.

88 k orig miles

Real clean ...orig paint ..4 speed car

Drives it to the Local Dragway....and runs a 13.1 ..with street tires and closed exhaust

Not too shabby

I always liked the Firehawk package on that model. What are you doing to it?

Buddy recommended picking it up with a mullet and cutoff flannel to get the friendly discount... I'll let ya know what happens in a week or so