Country Cars Are Still Popular

It is simply amazing the type of technology that has been bundled into cars in the last 10 years. Now we see DVD players, GPS systems for tracking car directions, pool machines, different temperature controls and all other computer gizmos that just make driving a totally exhilarating experience. Even the way cars are designed has changed drastically in the last couple of decades.

Previously, cars were made purely by hand but now a casual visit to the manufacturing plants in Michigan and Mississippi will reveal that there are very few humans on the manufacturing floor.

Robots and other computer-driven gadgets dominate the entire manufacturing process. Cars now not only run on gasoline, but on diesel, electricity and even water. While this is the case and car-driving is a great experience, there are hundreds of people who still have a craze for what we call country cars.

By definition, a country car is a car that is at least 25 years old. This can be running or not. Country cars in the United States are also called antique cars. What draws people to these cars? Let us examine why people are drawn to country cars.

Country cars are purely build by hand. There is a general feeling that anything that is made by hand has more valuable. There are those who do not really care whether an antique car is running or not. These are usually collectors who just want to collect antique cars the same way people collect coins. Antique cars can be expensive and that is why people who collect them are usually the rich and the famous.

Another reason why people prefer country cars was because as we mentioned earlier, they are made purely by hand. That may mean that some parts are very well made and great precision was taken to configure those parts. These collectors feel that cars that are made by machine lack the personal touch that makes a product special.

One downside with antique cars is that spare parts can be hard to find. Indeed the cars themselves can be difficult to find. People who are looking for antique cars have to find them on the Internet or make special orders from car dealership.

So where can one find a country car? The first place to look is on the Internet, particularly eBay. eBay motors is now the biggest car dealership on the planet and it is all online. This is a great place especially because you can search for a car by make, model and year. eBay also consists of products being posted by car dealers and also individuals meaning that it is easier to find a car there than in a regular dealership.