St. Louis Car Museum

St. Louis Car Museum, which does business as St. Louis Car Museum & Sales, is a classic car dealer and public showroom at 1575 Woodson Rd in the St. Louis area, which the company says is five minutes from Lambert International Airport. The company says it has operated since 1994 and describes itself as the Midwest's premier classic car dealer. Despite the museum name, it is a sales operation first: it buys, sells, trades, consigns and stores collector cars alongside its display of memorabilia.

A dealer with a museum-style showroom

According to the company, the building holds more than 100 classic and collector cars along with vintage signage, rare pedal cars and other memorabilia. Visitors can tour the showroom, and the cars on the floor are for sale. Its website sorts inventory into general listings, muscle and sports cars, and exotic and luxury cars, and recent featured stock included a 1949 Bentley Mark VI shooting brake. The company also lists a car-finder service for buyers hunting for something specific, and an eBay store.

Buying here

The dealer lists financing and trade-in options on one page. It does not lend in house. It points buyers to outside lenders, naming Woodside Credit, Collector Car Leaders, J.J. Best Banc & Co and LightStream. If you are new to the process, buying from a classic car dealer covers what to check before you commit. We did not find shipping terms on the site, so ask about transport before you buy a car from out of state.

Selling or consigning

The company says it is looking for cars from 1950 onward, American classics, import exotics, luxury brands and sports cars, and it will either buy a car or take it on consignment. Consigned cars, it says, are displayed on the showroom floor in a climate-controlled building and advertised on ClassicCars.com, Hemmings and eBay Motors, for a monthly consignment rate. The rate itself is not published. For background on what to expect, see how classic car consignment works. The company asks that cars be complete rather than disassembled or in project condition, and ready to drive under normal road conditions.

Storage and other services

St. Louis Car Museum also rents space for collector cars. Its storage page lists month-to-month storage at $330 a month with no lease, in a climate-controlled, gated building watched by security cameras. The company says storage clients get museum access, that an inspection and payment come before storage begins, and that it needs 24 hours' notice to bring a car out. The services menu also lists Hummer repair, and the museum holds an annual car show and open house. Prices and terms can change, so confirm them directly.

Reputation

The Better Business Bureau lists St Louis Car Museum & Sales as an accredited business since November 2012 with an A+ rating. The BBB page shows one complaint closed in the last three years and no customer reviews. The BBB dates the business to 1995, while the company's own site says 1994, so the exact founding year varies by source. As with any dealer, check the paperwork and get an independent inspection on the specific car.

Visiting

The address is 1575 Woodson Rd, St. Louis, Missouri 63114. The company's site lists hours of Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and says it is closed on Saturdays and Sundays unless an appointment has been made. Phone numbers listed are (314) 993-1330 and (800) 957-5707, and the listed email address is [email protected]. To see what else is on the market in the state, browse Missouri classic cars for sale.