Muscle Cars for Sale | Sell Your Muscle Car Online
What
is a Muscle CarOpinions on the origin of the muscle car
vary, but the 1949 Oldsmobile Rocket 88, created in response to
public interest in speed and power, is often cited as the first
of the breed. It featured an innovative and powerful new
engine - America's first high-compression overhead valve V8 in the
smaller lighter Oldsmobile 76/Chevy body for 6 cylinder engines (as opposed to bigger Olds 98 luxury body).
The popularity and performance of muscle cars grew in the early
1960s, as Mopar (Dodge, Plymouth, and Chrysler) and Ford battled
for supremacy in drag racing. The 1962 Dodge Dart 413 cu in (6.8
L) Max Wedge, for example, could run a 13-second 1/4-mile
dragstrip at over 100 miles per hour (161 km/h). By 1964,
General Motors' lineup boasted Oldsmobile, Chevrolet, and
Pontiac muscle cars, and Buick fielded a muscle car entry a year
later. For 1964 and 1965, Ford had its 427 cu in (7.0 L)
Thunderbolts, and Mopar unveiled the 426 cu in (7.0 L) Hemi
engine.
General Motors' Chevrolet division likewise produced limited
production run full size Impala coupes featuring the RPOZ-11
option. In 1963 General Motors’ Chevrolet Division constructed
57 Impalas equipped with option package RPOZ-11.[20] The RPOZ-11
was the only automobile ever built by Chevrolet Motor Division
expressly for drag racing and was a powerful muscle car. The
RPOZ-11 option package added $1237.40 to the vehicle base price.
This package included a specially modified W series 409 engine,
now displacing 427 cubic inches and officially rated at 430 bhp.
Actual horsepower was approximately 480-520 depending on the
state of tune and the available fuel. The engine featured a
compression ratio of 13.5:1 and was thus subject to stringent
high-octane requirements in order to be tuned as to develop
maximum horsepower.
The Pontiac GTO muscle car was an option package that included
Pontiac's 389 cu in (6.4 L) V8 engine, floor-shifted
transmission with Hurst shift linkage, and special trim. In 1966
the GTO became a model in its own right. The project,
spearheaded by Pontiac division president John DeLorean,
technically violated GM's policy limiting its smaller cars to
330 cu in (5.4 L) displacement, but the new muscle car model
proved more popular than expected and inspired GM and its
competitors to produce numerous imitators. The GTO muscle car itself was a
response to the Dodge Polara 500 and the Plymouth Sport Fury,
which in 1962 had been shrunk to intermediates—at a time when
bigger was considered better.
The RPOZ-11 muscle car package included
other vehicle performance modifications; amongst them were
numerous weight reduction features, including aluminum hood,
fenders, fan shroud and bumpers, the removal of sound deadening
material and creature comforts such as the heater and radio. A
two piece intake manifold, special cylinder heads, exhaust
manifolds, pistons, deep sump oil pan, and cowl induction air
intake system were also installed, along with numerous other
subtle but significant racing features. A number of RPOZ-11
equipped Impala coupes are purported to have run low 11 second
elapsed times during the 1963 racing season.[21] The RPOZ-11
package was discontinued in 1964, when General Motors elected to
discontinue involvement in all racing programs.
How to Sell Your Muscle Car Online
The first thing you need to do before putting your muscle car
up for sale is to gather all existing paperwork for your car.
This can include maintenance history, receipts, a bill of sale
when you first purchased your muscle car and any other paperwork
that shows modifications you might have made to the engine,
body, paint, interior, etc. Only you know what you’ve done to
your muscle car so make sure you leave nothing out before you
put your muscle car up for sale. If you've been working on your
car or it's not completely assembled, make sure to list every
working part you have for the build. This can make a major
difference at sale time. Make a scrapbook of your build process.
Include photos before and after the build of your muscle car.
Pictures will give potential buyers an idea of just what kind of
car they're buying, or how much modification you've made to your
muscle car.
Determine the going price for your muscle car. The price of
muscle cars fluctuates with the market and has ups and downs,
just like any other commodity. There are some benchmarks you can
consult like Kelly Blue Book, Edmunds and NADA. Also check out
some larger car auctions like Barrett-Jackson, Hemmings and
Mecum for examples of what muscle cars similar to yours have
recently been sold for.
Assemble a list of key serial numbers, including the VIN
(vehicle identification number) and numbers associated with any
modified parts. A VIN number is critical when it comes to
getting top dollar for your muscle car.
Set your price with a little bit of haggle room. Muscle car
enthusiasts want to continue their collection at the best price
possible, so be ready to work with potential customers.
Finally, you can place your ad here at Hotrod Pitstop to sell
your muscle car. We have thousands of potential buyers that
visit our website on a daily basis. When it comes to exposure
let us help get your car out there on the internet so you can
get top dollar for your muscle car.
