A&E Classic Cars

A&E Classic Cars is a classic car dealer with an indoor showroom on Interstate 35 at exit 180 in New Braunfels, Texas, between San Antonio and Austin. The company says it is about 25 minutes from the San Antonio airport. It concentrates on American cars built in 1972 and earlier, including muscle cars, tri-five Chevrolets, street rods and classic pickups, and it runs its own service department alongside the sales floor.

About the business

The company is registered as A & E Classics, LLC and trades as A&E Classic Cars. Better Business Bureau records list the business as started in 2001. The dealership's own website says little about its history and does not name its owners, but it describes a no-pressure showroom where visitors are welcome to look around and take pictures without a salesperson following them.

How it works: mostly its own stock

Unlike a pure consignment house, A&E says it owns the majority of the cars it advertises. It brings in a limited number of outside consignments, chosen by vehicle type, condition, price and options, and it may offer to buy a car outright instead. That means most of what you see online is the dealer's own inventory, sitting in its showroom.

What A&E sells

The website lists the core of the business as pre-1972 Camaros, Chevelles, Corvettes, Novas, Mustangs, Mopars, tri-five Chevrolets, classic trucks and street rods, with occasional specialty vehicles. In early October 2026 it had 28 vehicles in stock, with asking prices from about $35,000 to about $165,000. Examples included a fully custom 1957 Chevrolet Nomad with a 6.0-liter V8, a 1967 Chevelle SS with a 502 big block and five-speed manual, a 1972 Corvette convertible, a 1966 Ford F100, a 1968 Plymouth GTX, a 1970 Dodge Challenger R/T, a 1953 Studebaker Commander restomod and 1930s Ford coupes, plus one modern car, a 2023 Corvette Z06 70th Anniversary edition.

The dealer's sold archive is long and shows a clear pattern: 1930s to 1950s coupes, Chevrolet 3100 and Ford F1 and F100 pickups, and 1955 to 1957 Chevrolets, many of them restomods. Buyers looking further afield can compare Texas classic cars for sale.

Buying from A&E Classic Cars

• Financing: the site lists three collector car lenders, J.J. Best Banc & Co, Collector Car Leaders and Woodside Credit, and the company says it has also worked with buyers' own banks.
• Shipping: A&E uses a transport broker and gives a rough guide of about $1.20 per mile for enclosed, door-to-door shipping in most cases.
• Deposits: out-of-state buyers can hold a car for five business days by showing a flight reservation to come and see it, or pay a $1,000 non-refundable deposit that is applied to the purchase.
• Trade-ins: accepted occasionally, mainly muscle cars, classic trucks and tri-fives in good condition.
• Car finder: buyers can submit a request for a specific car.

Consigning or selling your car

A&E publishes its consignment terms in detail. Consignments run for 90 days, with a marketing fee of $750 per 90-day period for a place in the indoor showroom. When the car sells, the sale fee is 15 percent of the price for vehicles up to $10,000 and 10 percent above that. The car must have a clear, transferable title from one of the 50 states, must be finished and running, and any needed work must be done by or contracted to A&E's service department. The dealer says it pays the seller within five business days and handles the title transfer, acting as both buyer and seller on the paperwork. Our guide to classic car consignment fees explains how these terms compare. Owners who prefer a quick sale can instead send photos and an asking price for an outright offer.

Service department

The in-house shop handles general repair and maintenance on classics, including air conditioning, electrical work, brake repairs and conversions, suspension upgrades, engine diagnostics and Dakota Digital gauge installs. The company's about page also lists performance upgrades and full restoration services.

Reputation and visiting

A&E is not BBB accredited and the BBB had not assigned a rating; the profile showed no complaints in the last three years. On Birdeye, which collects its Google reviews, it had a 4.4 star average from 181 reviews when we checked. Reviews range from praise for after-sale support to criticism of pricing and body work, so inspect any car carefully before you buy.

The showroom is at 6401 IH 35 South, Exit 180, New Braunfels, TX 78132, phone (830) 629-4843. The company lists its hours as Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., with Saturday visits by appointment made at least 24 hours ahead.