Coffee's Sports and Classics

Coffee's Sports and Classics, which trades online as Coffee's Corvettes, is a small, family owned classic car dealer in Old Forge, Pennsylvania, a few miles from Scranton. The company says its specialty is Corvettes, with a "choice selection of low mileage originals and outstanding restored examples," alongside muscle cars, hot rods and other specialty vehicles.

History

The dealer's website says it has been serving clients "from around the world" since 1975, and describes the business as founded by Jerry Coffee and his wife Diane. The Better Business Bureau lists the business as operating since 1976 and names Jerome S. Coffee as owner, so the starting year differs by one between sources. Either way, it is a business with close to fifty years behind it, and the owner still appears to be directly involved: a customer testimonial on the site describes dealing with Jerry Coffee personally by phone and video call.

What it sells

The inventory page showed 157 results when we checked. Corvettes from the 1960s through the 1980s were prominent, including a 1966 coupe, a 1971 LT-1, a 1973 454 and several later examples. Mixed in are other classics and sports cars such as a 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air, a 1960 Triumph TR3, a 1958 Austin-Healey Sprite and a 1988 Mercedes-Benz 560 SL, plus a few motorcycles. The site organizes stock into Chevrolets and Corvettes, muscle and specialty cars, Fords and Thunderbirds, and street rods. For wider choice, see classic Corvettes for sale across the country.

Buying from Coffee's

Coffee's is a conventional dealer selling its own stock, not a consignment house, so the car you see is typically the dealer's to sell. The website has a financing page and a parts page, and it invites buyers to write or call to discuss what they want and to schedule a visit. Several testimonials describe long-distance purchases in which the dealer sent updates and photos while the car was loaded onto a carrier. Those are the company's own published comments, so weigh them accordingly. For general advice before any purchase, read about buying a classic car from a dealer.

Reputation

The BBB lists the business with an A+ rating and zero complaints closed in the last three years, but it is not BBB accredited and no customer reviews were on file there. We did not find enough independent review data to quote a star rating. As with any dealer, ask for the title, service records and an independent inspection when buying a car you cannot see in person.

Visiting

The showroom is at 1003 Moosic Road, Old Forge, PA 18518. The contact page lists the sales department as open Monday to Friday by appointment, so call ahead on (570) 457-7423 before making the trip. The site gives [email protected] as an email address.