3. THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A BETTER TIME THAN NOW TO BUY YOUR
DREAM CAR. WITH ALL THE CONCERN OVER GLOBAL WARMING AND
THE PRICE OF FUEL, THE AMOUNT OF CHEAP MUSCLE CARS FOR SALE
HAS INCREASED, WITH PRICES DROPPING LIKE CRAZY.
5. TAKE MY OWN RECENT EXPERIENCE. EVER SINCE I WAS A WEE LAD,
I'VE WANTED AN AUSTRALIAN XB FALCON COUPE, ONE OF THE MOST
ICONIC MUSCLE CARS OF ALL TIME (IT'S THE CAR MAX DRIVES IN 'MAD
MAX' AND 'THE ROAD WARRIOR'). AS A TEENAGER I WAS DESPERATE
TO BUY ONE, BUT BACK THEN (13 YEARS AGO!) ANY IN DECENT
CONDITION WERE GOING FOR OVER TEN GRAND, AND EVEN THEN
THEY WERE AS RARE AS HEN'S TEETH. ADD TO THIS MY PARENTS
WERE ALREADY WELL AND TRULY SICK OF HAVING THEIR YARD TAKEN
UP BY RUSTY 'PROJECT CARS' FROM MY OLDER BROTHERS, WHO
NEVER QUITE GOT AROUND TO FIXING THEM UP. THIS LEAD ME TO
SPENDING A PALTRY 200 BUCKS ON A SECOND HAND JAPANESE BUZZ
BOX, BUT THE DESIRE FOR THAT ROARING V8 NEVER LEFT ME.
6. FAST FORWARD TO TODAY. MY WIFE, WHO IS ALREADY WARY OF MY
TENDENCY TO BUY PROJECT CARS AND NEVER QUITE GET AROUND
TO FINISHING THEM, IS FEELING LENIENT AS I HAVE JUST QUIT
SMOKING AND AM LOOKING FOR SOMETHING TO OCCUPY MY TIME.
SATISFIED WITH HER SMOKE FREE HOUSE AND NOW MUCH LESS
SMELLY HUSBAND, SHE GIVES ME THE GREEN LIGHT TO BEGIN
SEARCHING OUT MY DREAM CAR.
8. SO I START HITTING THE AUCTIONS, ONLINE AND OFF, AND WHAT I'M
SEEING IS BLOWING MY MIND! MUSCLE CARS ARE RIDICULOUSLY
CHEAP, COMPARED TO EVEN TEN YEARS AGO. I'M SEEING BEAUTIFUL
MUSTANGS GOING FOR HALF WHAT THEY WOULD HAVE A DECADE
AGO, AND PROBABLY IN BETTER CONDITION. THE PERFECTLY
RESTORED SPECIMENS ARE OF COURSE STILL GOING FOR A MINT, BUT
THOSE THAT ONLY NEED A BIT MORE LOVE AND ATTENTION TO BE OF
SHOWROOM QUALITY ARE DRASTICALLY CHEAPER.
10. MY HYPOTHESIS IS THAT THE DUE TO THE COST OF FUEL AND
EMISSIONS CONCERNS, THESE BEASTS ARE NO LONGER PRACTICAL
FOR A DAILY DRIVER. HOWEVER FOR GUYS LIKE ME, WHO WANT A
PROJECT TO WORK ON, AND ONLY DRIVE ON THE WEEKEND OR FOR
SHOWING PURPOSES, THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A BETTER TIME TO
BUY A MUSCLE CAR FOR A BARGAIN PRICE.
11. SO MY SEARCH CONTINUES, BUT WITH SO MANY OTHER TEMPTING
BARGAINS, IT'S HARD TO STAY FOCUSED ON THE XB... SOME OF THOSE
MUSTANGS LOOK MIGHTY NICE!
STOP DREAMING AND SNAG YOUR DREAM MUSCLE CAR TODAY! GET IN
QUICK, BEFORE RUST AND TIME TAKES THESE BEAUTIFUL MACHINES
AWAY FOREVER.
