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The need for the grease jockey to have a project classic car is great. But from time to time they get stuck on where to go and what is next.  Sure there is the internet today with listings and listing of old cars for sale. These also have had added to their prices the finder’s fees and storage of the facilities that house them.

If one thinks back just a decade or so ago, before the internet there were still project classic cars being restored.  Most of the older generation had a project car just to get to work.  Not all of them were fancy but most of us had to work and the price of a new car was out of reach so we built one.  You might end up with a great American Classic Car.

Do what was done in the past for a bargain project classic car; look in the rural gas stations.  Old farmers that have passed on but left their cars in these small garages to be repaired and then forgotten about by the family is a great source, I know I found an old truck that way.

Other places to look are those old farms.  With today’s farms being run by large corporations, a large number of family farms are no longer occupied. I know of a family friend that found a 1958 MGA in one. For a future car enthusiast, it will still be there.   Yes it was purchased and has been worked on for 30 years but the engine still does not run nor is there any interior, including no seats. The last time I saw it was 10 years ago and I know nothing has been done to it.  It is just waiting to be restored.

The internet is great for finding all the parts but the body to start your project classic car will be easier and cheaper if you rely on the best source of knowledge in the world, your elders.