| If you check out the Google search statistics, you | | | | topic. |
| will see that there is a large group of classic car and | | | | Ask most Americans however to name a favorite |
| motorcycle fans who look for vintage classics for | | | | car or motorcycle and many would name one of the |
| sale on a daily basis. The trend is steady. There has | | | | classics from the American muscle car era or Harley |
| been no wobble in it even with the downturn in the | | | | Davidson if they prefer motorcycles. The muscle cars |
| economy. People really just enjoy checking out | | | | of the late 60's and early 70's defined a car industry |
| vintage rides whether they can afford to buy one at | | | | committed to showing off power and speed. They |
| the moment or not. | | | | were bold and they were brash. There was nothing |
| Every vintage vehicle is a reflection of its era. Of | | | | at all subtle about the roar of the engines and even |
| course the beauties of the early 1900's tell a very | | | | cars bought off the showroom floor had plenty of |
| interesting tale of their own. Newly formed | | | | power. Sadly, as the economy was squeezed by the |
| companies competed with each other as new | | | | oil crises of the mid 1970's, the automotive industry |
| technologies changed the playing field constantly. | | | | reflected that change as well. Cars began to get |
| People broke off from the companies they worked | | | | smaller and less powerful. Economy was emphasized |
| for and started their own endeavors. Henry Ford was | | | | over raw power and rugged styling and it doesn't |
| set free from Cadillac, the Dodge brothers started as | | | | appear that those glory days will ever return. Perhaps |
| contract workers for Ford. The connections go on | | | | that is the reason people feel the need to purchase |
| and on and for fans of vintage cars, the story is | | | | or at least admire those classic cars today. |
| quite compelling. Volumes could be written on the | | | | |