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Watching the old car auctions on TV, your pulse races as you see a beautifully restored Hemi ?Cuda or Shelby Mustang sell for upwards of six figures. Then you mutter to yourself, ?everything is priced out of sight. I?ll never be able to enter the classic car hobby.?
It?s true that top-shelf automobiles seem to be on a never-ending upward trajectory in value. Financially secure Baby Boomers, remembering the cars of their youth, now have the means to buy one. That pent-up desire is helping to drive prices today.
That puts these cars out of reach for the average Joe, who needs cash AND a place to store the car AND spare time to maintain it. But there are still plenty of ways to immerse yourself into the hobby, while spending very little money. Here are three such ways, with a range of varying expenses. #1 Car Club Membership
Car clubs have been around almost as long as cars themselves. One of the largest, the Antique Automobile Club of America (AACA), was founded in the 1930s. Whether it?s an all-makes club like AACA or a marque-specific club like the Mustang Club of America, one thing they have in common is that vehicle ownership is not a pre-requisite for club membership.
Should this dissuade you from joining" Absolutely not. These clubs are full of individuals who welcome all car nuts, no matter what you own. You?ll get to hang out with like-minded individuals, talk about topics of interest to you, and learn more ...