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Go to a car show, everything is for sale! No kidding, as I am currently restoring a Muscle Car. If I had to do it all over again, I would have educated myself in spotting the proper numbers matching car, taken my 35K and went to a reputable show (Like MoPar Nationals, Super Chevy) Trust me, if your not a chassie/body/suspension/motor guy, suck up your money and go to one of these shows. You can not educate yourself too much. If its a GM product, get a code book, find out what the numbers mean, and where to find them not only on the tags but on the componants themselves. (rearend, transmission, bellhousing, assorted brackets,etc.) Dont wear your good clothes, dont let anything bother you. If the guy is wanting to sell the car, you have every right to go over it with a fine tooth comb. Chevy's are easier to bootleg. One should be very carefull with a GM product, as the documentation of lets say an RS, SS or Z/28 is quite easy to replicate. Mopars are another matter altogether (and Mopar is what I am working with) Im no expert, but I know some (now)
Buy exactly what you want,spend your money smart the first time, it will save you alot of headaches
Best of luck to you. Muscle Cars are very cool. When I was in high school they were a dime a dozen.... I should have borrowed 300K, used 70K to build a heated building, and spent the rest on obtaining Camero's, Mustangs, Challengers and Cuda's.
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