Custom Rods and Muscle

Custom Rods and Muscle, which trades under the name CRM Auto Sales, is a small-town classic car dealership in Celina, Ohio. The company describes itself as buying, selling, trading and building muscle and classic cars and trucks from before 1980. It is an independent business and is not affiliated with Classic Cars Arena.

Who runs it and how long it has been open

The dealership's website names Bruce Lockwood as owner and operator. Eric Faulkner is listed as general manager, with what the site describes as decades of experience running new-car and powersports dealerships. The site says the dealership opened on August 15, 2015, in a "locally owned, small town" operation. The Better Business Bureau shows a separate business-start date of December 2013 for the LLC, while the dealership gives its own opening date as 2015.

What it sells

The listings we saw included a 1959 Chevrolet Impala convertible, a 1963 Dodge 330 Lightweight, a 1961 Impala 409, a 1970 Oldsmobile Cutlass 442 convertible, a 1969 Plymouth GTX convertible, a 1971 Ford Mustang Boss 351, a 1965 Impala SS convertible, a 1959 Oldsmobile 98 convertible, a 1957 International pickup and a 1949 Chevrolet Deluxe convertible.

The site also lists project vehicles, such as a 1965 Mustang at $7,500 and a 1986 Chevrolet C10 pickup at $6,900. The 1965 Impala SS convertible was listed at $62,500. The site gives no total inventory count, and some listing photos date from 2019 to 2024, so confirm that a car is still available before you plan a trip.

How the business works

This is a dealer-stock operation: the company says it buys, sells and trades, and it also builds cars. No consignment program is described on the pages we read. The company says its cars have been sold "as far away as Europe and as close as up the road," and the site does not publish shipping, financing or inspection terms. Ask about each before you commit. Our guide to buying a classic car from a dealer covers the questions worth asking about titles, paperwork and condition reports.

Showroom and visiting

The dealership says its 10,000 square foot showroom can be seen from State Route 29 and describes the turns onto Havemann Road for drivers coming from either direction. The address is 7051 Havemann Road, Celina, Ohio 45822. The website lists hours of Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon. The phone number on the site is (567) 890-7637, and the email on the site is [email protected].

Reputation

The Better Business Bureau lists the business with an A+ rating. It is not BBB accredited, which is a separate program businesses pay to join. Check independent review sites before you buy.

If you are comparing cars from several sellers, browse classic cars for sale in Ohio and check each car's title, VIN and service history before you travel.