Car Dealers – Retro Cars

I am a big fan of old fashioned cars. There is just something about the workmanship and design of really vintage cars and wonderful vehicles that I always stare when they drive past, and I always wish that I was the person lucky enough to own it. I really enjoy ,looking at wonderful modern examples of workmanship like the R8 or any type of supercar, but if I am honest I think I would have to say I prefer the old to the new, the unique to the mass produced.

When lots of people think about old fashioned retro cars, they think back to black and white movies, with huge wheel arches on every car and an engine that roared and rattled as it drove. They imagine loading the picnic basket into the back and going for high tea on the common, or of some tense and terrifying getaway following a dangerous bank robbery. The whole world is viewed in sepia, and the cars seem strange and distant. Essentially, these are the type of cars that people hire for weddings and which arrive on your doorstep decked out in roses and thick white satin ribbon, gleaming in the inevitable sunshine.

I do love these cars. You dont see them that often on the street, but whenever I have a chance I like to nip into an automotive museum and have a quick look around, seeing what beautiful cars they have on display. For the same reason I like looking around steam fairs and other such rustic events, which always seem to have a number of great old fashioned vintage cars in display.

However, despite liking these cars, I think I have become a bit jaded with the experience. They all kind of look the same, and having collected for a short while it became clear that the time and expense of keeping them in tip top working order is a lot of effort indeed. In the end it just didnt seem worthwhile choosing these as my favourite cars and for a while I avoided all cars like the plague!

Then, however, I discovered American cars, Huge, muscular and totally utterly beautiful, these were the next set of retro cars that I set my affectionate sights on. Most people at least vaguely know what typical retro or vintage muscle cars look like. They have massive growling engines, long bonnets, and gorgeous interiors. They are the epitome of luxury, whilst at the same time being strangely accessible if you dont have endless reservoirs of money. They are also stunning inside and out, and this is the main reason that I still love these today. I dont own one, although I want to, but I make it my mission to attend hot rods shows and similar whenever I can!

Of course there are other areas of retro and vintage cars. There are car dealers who specialise in the amusing and strange 80s or 90s cars, just as there are specialists in funky little kit cars. Whatever you love in the vintage car market, there will be someone or somewhere who will cater to your wants and needs!