WE ARE AMERICAN CLASSIC RIDES
CARS THAT ARE MEANT TO BE DRIVEN
American Classic Rides buys and sells affordable classic cars, trucks, muscle cars and motorcycles with a price point focused at $30,000 and under. Our mission is to provide quality cars to people who love classic cars & trucks. We pride ourselves on our transparency and informed purchasing decisions we provide our customers. Every car we sell goes through our comprehensive inspection process. We stand behind our cars and services and look to provide our clients with the best car for the best price available.
Located just outside Chicago, Illinois, we have over 20 years of experience in the classic car industry and purchase and ship vehicles anywhere in the world.
VALUES THAT ‘DRIVE’ US
We strives to be the most trusted and valued classic car dealer and repair shop in the nation. We take pride in our work and understand how our customers feel about their cars. We continuously strive for excellence and look to provide our customers with a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
- Trustworthy
- Honest
- Economical
- Quality
- Premier Customer Satisfaction
THE HISTORY OF AMERICAN CLASSIC RIDES
The company started innocuously.
On March of 2010 I went to an auction with a friend and purchased five cars; a 1957 Chevy, a 1970 Chevelle, a 1970 Oldsmobile Cutlass Pace Car, a 1953 Chevy Pick Up and a 2002 Dodge Viper. Family and friends enjoyed driving the cars. Several months later, 14 more cars were purchased. The 19 cars had one thing in common; they were all American muscle and classics, since the vehicles ranged from a 1940 Packard to 1967 Chevelle Pro Street with no make or model duplicated. With 19 cars purchased rather unexpectedly we had to keep the cars on the driveway and in neighbors’ garages. I was amazed at how much neighbors and friends enjoyed looking at and driving the cars. And after almost ten years of living in the same house I finally met all our neighbors.
Discussions started on what were the best American classic cars, and eventually what would be the ultimate American car collection. I decided to build a collection, but I liked so many of the cars I decided to try and get one of every great car from 1960 to 1972.
Six months after the “Original 5” purchase, I bought 27 cars in a weekend. My wife indicated, strongly, that this group of cars would not be welcome on the driveway and I needed to find a place to have them delivered that did not involve our neighbors. With five semi-trailers coming to my house in three days we needed to find a warehouse.
With the enthusiasm generated from everyone who saw and drove the cars, came the idea of adding more to the collection and making them accessible for people to drive. We decided to build an Ultimate collection, adding every more cars so that everyone can regain the experience of driving their favorite car or the car that got away.
Aside from defining the type of cars, years, specifics etc., I felt that the ultimate collection had to be diverse, to incorporate the wide variety of classic styling; drivable, so that every car was actively being driven; accessible to a large number of people and that the cars to be considered in an ultimate collection they needed to facilitate a charitable causes. I would like one of every make and model of American vehicle from 1955 to 1972.
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