Classic Motors of Washington DC

[dtharp113]

anyone in the area familiar w/ this shop? Located on Wisconsin Ave, btwn Mazza Gallery and Friendship Heights. i stopped in for a quick look about -- had some pretty neat cars - Corvair, Lancia, Alfa, AmphiCar.

[ClayW]

I walked around it and I saw some interesting cars. However, they are selling this [iMO] awful-looking 02, so my opinion of them is dropping sharply.

http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/mld/ctd/3214327925.html

That being said, they usually have some nice-looking cars out front. Also, there's some good Mexican food to be had just up the block at Macomb and Wisconsin Ave.

[Collinster742002]

Clay, I actually went and saw that 02. Hideous. And very overlooked, rocker rust.

[tomscat1]

I walked around it and I saw some interesting cars. However, they are selling this [iMO] awful-looking 02, so my opinion of them is dropping sharply.

http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/mld/ctd/3214327925.html

That being said, they usually have some nice-looking cars out front. Also, there's some good Mexican food to be had just up the block at Macomb and Wisconsin Ave.

Separated at birth?

http://baurspotting.blogspot.com/2011/10/halloween-e21-for-halloween.html

"There is no accounting for taste." Mark Twain.

[Palindrome]

I've stopped in a few times over the years. They're better than some of the buff and fluff classic car dealers, but I would hesitate to shop there. I looked at a tii they had a couple years ago: it was good but very overpriced. Later I saw a a very nice/original 2002 there and recognized it for one that had been sold for half the price in Richmond a few weeks earlier. I nearly bought a perfect, and reasonably priced, MGB GT from them as they were handling the sale of a well known, local British-car collection. Those cars were all gone within a few days and were good buys for someone.

Dealers have to disclose the VIN, and it's always worth typing it into your favorite search engine.

So, it depends. Caveat emptor.

[scoTTlarock]

Orange and black is bad enough, but then you have the RED door jambs ??

Wow just wow

[Otis]

They sold Scooterboy's tii "tribute" car last year - formerly known as Emily of Wegweiser fame and heritage. I posted about that transaction a while back. I went in and posed as a buyer. They represented that it was a "real tii." Ha! Little did they know, I am Scooterboy's Daddy!

Who's your Daddy?!?! HAHAHAHAHA

[AndyS]

Seems like that tangerine dream car was sold on ebay a year or 2 ago in CO or UT. Out yonder, anyway.

[02Les]

Seems like that tangerine dream car was sold on ebay a year or 2 ago in CO or UT. Out yonder, anyway.

Yep!

Aug '10 on Ebay in UT.

Jan-Mar '11 on Ebay in CO.

Mileage is always quoted at 44k.

[Clematis]

I think I saw the one they bought from Richmond - beautiful late model '02, but they were asking 12k, which was a bit high. They have neat cars every now and then, and the owner has a really nice 3.0 csi that's "for sale" but he's never actually going to sell it.

[Mike Self]

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[02Coastie]

Wow, that brings back some memories. My first job in college was there as a salesman...back when it was Chevy Chase Buick-Hyundai. Talk about an awkward mix of customers! (This was in the late 90's early 2000's before Hyundai's resurgence). I had heard that they sold the lot after the Buick sales took a dive. Interesting use of the property. We always got a bunch of "lookers" coming off the Metro every evening, but it was hardly a real high-traffic spot. Glad to see they at least have some cool cars there though!