Trying to finally get my first Muscle Car - I’m nervous

Gold Crusader said

Thank you guys for all the advice! What would be the best place to get a loan for a classic car? Any suggestions?

Also, I was really set on getting one with a manual transmission, but someone on the forum has offered a really cool Plymouth Duster with an automatic transmission with a B&M shifter which I've never tried before. The pros of an automatic would mean I could let people I trust 100% take it for a spin (with me in the car of course haha). Most people I know don't drive manual. Besides, I'm having a hard time finding manual muscle cars for some reason. But people talk so much crap about the automatics I'm just not sure what to think.

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A car loan for a classic is a death wish. Do not do that.

Remember when everyone said cars are lousy investments and the vast majority of people lose money? Yeah, a loan on a classic is a terrible idea for that exact reason. And if something expensive breaks and needs repair you're toast, you don't have the money to fix it and if you sell it broken you're still in big debt because of the price drop.

TT5.9Mag hit the nail on the head. I mentioned a similar idea earlier. You're way better off looking at something else first. A nice '73-76 A-body that runs and drives will cost you a lot less than $20k. Heck I've seen 4 door Darts that run and drive and are pretty clean not sell at the $5k mark. Maybe not the same "wow" factor as a Demon, but they're still fun to drive. I'd rather drive a /6 more door on my own dime than be leveraged up to my eyeballs.