There is no "Used Car Factory".....You might have to "Settle" for something that's not "Exactly" what you want!!!

When you hear people lamenting that they've been searching for a car for five years, and can't find one-it's simply that there unrealistic. The chance of you finding a 40 year old car in the exact color you want with all the exact options is almost nil. You have a better chance of being struck by lightning. Every person I ever met that had this problem was way too picky. I know many people who passed up very cool cars in good condition at fair prices because it wasn't "Exactly what they were looking for".  Idiot #1 wanted a '68-70 GTO with the 400/ 4-speed powertrain. He passed on a gorgeous '68 model because it didn't have the hood tach and it didn't have disc brakes. He passed on a nice '69 Judge ( for $16,000!!?? ) because it was an automatic. He turned up his nose at a 455HO / 4-speed '71 LeMans Sport CONVERTIBLE done up in Judge style because it wasn't a "real" GTO. He also passed on a numbers matching, rust-free '70 model ( for $12,000!! ) because it had a 400 and a 3-speed stick. 3 years later-he's still "looking".  Idiot # 2. Wanted a '65-68 GT350 Shelby Mustang. He passed up a gorgeous 390 / 4-speed '67 Fastback done in "Bullitt" style right down to the green paint and Torq-Thrust Mags. When he passed on a slightly rough, but running and rust-free '66 GT equipped with the 225 hp 289, factory a/c, factory front disc brakes,the Pony interior, Rally-Pac guages, and the original "California Megaphone exhaust with date-coded mufflers intact ( for $2,500!!! ) because "Its still not a Shelby" I wanted to slap him. I'm not a Ford guy, and I bought the damn thing and sold it for a tidy profit a couple months later. Idiot # 3. Wanted a '68-70 Charger with a big-block. He passed on a '69 model with a rip-snorting 440 in it because the engine wasn't "Original". He passed up a gorgeous, low-mileage, one-owner '68 model because it had a two-barrel carb on the 383!!!  He also passed up an awesome 440 / 4-speed '70 Super Bee because it's "Not a Charger". # Idiot # 4 wanted a '70-72 LT-1 Corvette. He passed up a gorgeous blue '72 model because it had the LS5 454 / TH400 combo instead of the 350 / 4-speed LT1. He passed on a 70,000 mile unrestored but exceptionally well maintained L82 / 4-speed '74 model for $3,600!!!-because "It wasn't an LT1" and had the plastic bumpers instead of steel. Remember the Rolling Stones song- "You Can't Always Get What You Want"....But if you try sometime, you just might find, you get what you need...... Mastermind