Midwest Muscle Cars

Midwest Muscle Cars is a family-run classic car business at 330 E. Route 22 (Main Street) in Lake Zurich, Illinois, a northwest suburb of Chicago. The company says it is operated by Matt and Patty Renz and family, and its website describes it as a full-service muscle car store for the enthusiast. It sells classic and muscle cars on consignment, stores collector cars, and builds and restores them in its own shop.

A consignment business with a full shop behind it

The company's homepage leads with "Classic Car Consignment Sales & Storage," and its For Sale page states that Midwest Muscle Cars is a consigner of classic cars whose vehicles are sold by private parties. In practice that means many of the cars listed are owned by other people, with the shop handling the listing and the sale. Buyers should ask for each car's ownership, title and location details at the start, since a listing is not always a car the dealer owns outright.

The business is not only a sales lot. The company says it has more than 70,000 square feet and calls itself one of the largest facilities in the Midwest for muscle and collector car needs. A 2013 archived copy of its website already made the same square footage claim, so this is not a recent addition to its marketing.

What Midwest Muscle Cars sells

The inventory leans American, with Mustangs, Camaros, Corvettes, Chevelles and Pontiac GTOs appearing repeatedly. Listings seen during our research in 2026 included a 1966 Mustang Fastback with a built 347 stroker engine at $59,900, a 1969 pro touring Camaro at $79,900 and a 1964 Corvette roadster described as a driver-quality, numbers-matching car at $45,000. Hot rods and resto-mods appear as well, such as a 1953 Studebaker custom and a 1941 Willys, along with the occasional European car like a Mercedes-Benz 280SE and a few late-model vehicles and motorcycles. Prices and availability change often, so check the current listings.

The site also keeps a sold-inventory archive with more than 300 entries, which gives a sense of the volume of cars that have moved through the shop over the years.

Services beyond sales

The company's services page lists a wide menu of work for muscle and classic cars:

• Restoration and building, including concept and design, body-off restorations, fabrication, interior work, and performance and suspension upgrades.
• Custom work such as CNC billet parts, custom audio enclosures and remote starts.
• Parts sourcing, including new and hard-to-find parts.
• Storage: indoor, heated and secure, which the company describes as climate controlled and available year round.
• Car locating, appraisals, detailing and transporting.

The garage page says the shop has built many show-winning cars and that no job is too big or too small. The company does not publish pricing or terms for these services online, so ask for a written estimate before committing.

Buying from Midwest Muscle Cars

The website does not describe a financing program, shipping terms or a standard deposit process, so those details are best confirmed by phone. As with any purchase of a car you have not driven, ask for the VIN, clear photos of the underside and engine bay, and the paperwork, and consider an independent inspection before you commit. A written bill of sale that names the seller is standard good practice. Because many cars are consigned, ask who the seller of record is and who signs the final paperwork.

Selling or consigning through the shop

Consignment is the company's headline service. Sellers can bring a car in for sale, and the shop also offers appraisals, detailing and transport, which are the sorts of tasks that help a consigned car sell. The site does not publish commission rates or fees, so a seller should ask how the company is paid, how long a car can stay listed, who insures it while it sits in the building, and what happens if the price changes. For background on the model, see our piece on consigning a classic.

Reputation

The company's own About page says its success has come from treating customers in an honest and respectful manner and that the hobby should be fun and pressure free. The business has been online under the same name for well over a decade. On Birdeye, a review aggregator, it shows 4.5 stars from 43 reviews, though that listing is categorized as an auto repair shop and has not been claimed by the business, so it may not be a measure of car sales alone. The Better Business Bureau lists the business as not accredited and not rated, with no complaints closed in the last three years. We found no founding year published by the company.

Visiting Midwest Muscle Cars

The shop is at 330 E. Route 22 (Main Street), Lake Zurich, Illinois 60047, between Route 12 and Quentin Road. The phone number is (847) 438-3363. The company's website does not publish business hours, so call ahead before driving out to see a specific car. Browse other options on our page of Illinois classic cars for sale.