It is hard to own the antique 1952 Jeep cars but you stand a chance to own the antique 1952 Jeep toy car. Well, it happens only once in a blue moon when there are these toy car for sales. However, it doesn’t mean toy cars enthusiasts couldn’t stand a chance to own the antique 1952 Jeep. Whether you are a Bantam BRC 40, 1952 Jeep CJ-3A, or Jeep Willys lover, you can still buy these toy cars. (more…)
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6 Volt Car Battery
6 volt car battery are still commonly use on some antique cars, classic cars, old cars, golf cart, and electric cars although many new cars are now using 12 volt maintenance free car battery. Well, you can convert 12 volt car battery output to 6 volt but it requires a lot of job and a 6-volt battery now cost less than $100 dollars, what is the point to convert it? (more…)
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Antique car battery
If you want to keep an antique car 100% original, antique car battery is what you need to place in your car although you can replaced it with new car battery. Here is the review of the 100% original car battery for any antique cars, the battery performance, the price, as well as where you can find these batteries for sales and buy it for your car.
Generally, there are two types of antique or classic car battery, one is American made antique cars and another is United Kingdom made antique cars. American made antique cars or classic cars are such as AMC, Buick, Cadillac, Checker, Chevrolet, Chrysler, DeSoto, Dodge, Ford, GM, GMC, Holden, Jeep, Oldsmobile, Plymouth, Pontiac, Willys, and among others. UK and Europe made antique cars are even more including Austin, Austin-Healey, Bentley, BMC, Hillman, Jaguar, Mercedes-Benz, Morris, MG, Morgan, Porsche, Rolls-Royce, Triumph, and among others.
Famous American antique car battery
The four major battery brands for any antique cars, classic cars, or old cars made in America are MOPAR, DELCO, FORD – Power Punch, and AUTOLITE. The picture on top is two MOPAR car battery in Group 24 size. The one with the green cap is suitable for cars in between 1965 and 1968 while the one on the left with yellow cap is suitable for cars in between 1969 and 1974. We highly recommend MOPAR because it has been in the market for many years and the batteries are reliable.
UK and Europe antique car battery
The top three car battery brands for antique cars or classic cars made in UK or Europe are LUCAS, SHIELD, and Willard. Today, LUCAS is still one major suppliers for classic car parts and antique car parts worldwide.
Choosing antique car battery
There are thousands of antique cars still living in the world today, if you own one you will have to know how to choose the battery. Antique car batteries usually come with hard rubber script cases, correct caps, and non-sticky poly tar tops. The original battery you will have to add distilled water, however, many car battery manufacturers now offer dry battery or maintenance free battery. You can purchase a tar topper to make it look like classic battery as an alternative. On the other hand, if you have script battery for your classic cars, you can reproduce it at some shop to keep the antique car battery 100% antique and original.
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Austin Cars
Austin cars are one of the most famous and most storied car marque for more than a century in automobile industry. Nobody don’t know Austin if they are real car enthusiasts. One of the most notable Austin cars living on planet today is the London taxi which you can see it almost everywhere in London.
Austin (Austin Motor Company) was founded in 1905 by Herbert Austin who was a former manager of the Wolseley Tool and Motor Car Company. Austin was founded at Longbridge, it is also a place where the best selling Austin Mini was manufactured. (more…)
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Antique car appraisal
If you are buying any antique cars, vintage cars, or classic cars you will need antique car appraisal or classic car appraisal services to evaluate the car value. There are many classic car appraisal services available online for free while some are with very little charges. It is worth to spend a little bit money and a little bit more time on the appraisal service to find out the exact value of an antique car.
If you skip the car appraisal before buying a car, you may end up lost a lot of things. This is because it brings a lot of benefits. Why and when you need to run through a car appraisal?
- The most common reason is for car insurance purpose. You will be able to get cheap antique car insurance if you have a report from a certified car appraisal company saying the car is in perfect condition.
- It helps to prevent car insurance companies undervalue the actual car value.
- Go through an appraisal before buying a car will avoid you from buying bad car or lemon car.
- As a seller, you will roughly know the right price to sell the car.
- A good reason to have an appraisal is probably for financing. Some banks will provide antique car loan or classic car loan if the vehicle is worth for a certain price.
These are the standard definitions of antique, vintage, and classic cars. However, the exact meaning is subject to differences in opinion. In the United States, an antique car is generally defined as a car over 45 years old.
- Antique Car Era: Cars and trucks built before 1920
- Vintage Car Era: Cars and trucks built between 1920 and 1930
- Classic Car Era: Cars and trucks built between 1960 and 1972
There are several places to know a vehicle information and vehicle market value. Some of the famous sites are: NADA Guides and Kelly Blue Book. Usually a standard car appraisal without inspection costs less than $80 dollars and with inspection costs from $80 to $200 depends on the car. Other than NADA and KBB, if you are looking for car appraisal service in Phoenix or Michigan, Auto Appraisal Group is also a good place to get the car appraised. It is a nationwide and certified professional company that provide antique car appraisal.
Appraisal is just one thing. Learn to appraise the car yourself before buying it will be good. For example, the picture above here show several points where the value of the car may or may not be equal to others because of the condition. Several parts are with rust and it is not original.