Vaughn's Classic Cars

Vaughn's Classic Cars is a classic car, hot rod and truck dealership in Nashville, Illinois, a small city in Washington County in the southern part of the state. According to the owner's biography on the company's website, Vaughn Vallett opened the business in 2022 to fulfill a long-held wish to run a classic car dealership. It is a young business by dealership standards, and its profile rests on a modest but active inventory of American cars from the 1930s through the 1980s.

Who is behind it

The company's Meet Our Staff page describes Vallett as an avid classic car collector who has sold vehicles at another dealership for more than 32 years, specializing in late-model used vehicles. That separate business is not part of the classic car operation described here. The same page says he enjoys car shows and is often out cruising in a classic car, truck or hot rod. That is the company's own account, and it fits the way the dealership presents itself: a small operation where the owner is the face of the business.

How the business works

Vaughn's Classic Cars is mainly a dealer that sells from its own lot, with each car listed on the company's website with a stock number, price and detail page. The site also has a Consign Your Car page, a trade-in valuation form and a vehicle finder, which invites buyers to request a car the dealership does not currently have. The consignment page is a web form only, so terms such as fees and contract length are not published. Owners who are interested should ask about those directly. For background on how these arrangements usually work, see selling a classic on consignment.

What Vaughn's sells

The dealership leans toward American classics, muscle cars, hot rods and trucks. A May 2026 copy of its home page, saved by the Internet Archive, showed 12 listings. The prewar and early postwar cars included a 1930 Ford Model A, a 1930 Ford highboy roadster, a 1939 Ford five-window coupe and a 1951 Ford Victoria. Muscle and later classics included a 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS 396, a 1966 Ford Mustang fastback described as a custom restomod, a 1977 Ford Thunderbird, a 1967 Cadillac Eldorado, a 1986 Corvette Indy Pace Car edition, a 1989 Camaro IROC-Z and a 1987 Dodge D150 pickup. Listed prices ran from under $7,000 to about $90,000, with most cars between roughly $14,000 and $43,000. A mini golf cart was also listed, a reminder that stock is not strictly limited to classics. Inventory and prices change often, so treat those figures as a snapshot rather than a current price list.

Buying from Vaughn's Classic Cars

The website offers an online credit application and a loan calculator, and its menu links to collector car lenders, including JJ Best and Woodside Credit. We did not see loan terms, so ask what rates and down payment a lender would require. We also did not find a published inspection, warranty or shipping policy, so buyers who are not local should ask for a detailed walk-around video, the title status and the VIN, and consider an independent inspection before sending money. The dealership says it can also locate a car on request, and the trade-in form suggests it will consider a vehicle as part of a deal.

Reputation

Because the business opened in 2022, there is no decades-long track record to point to. A Birdeye page that collects Google reviews showed an average rating of 4.8 stars from 56 reviews when we checked, and recent reviews were still being posted. We did not find a BBB profile for the business. As with any dealer, one rating is a starting point, not a guarantee, so read recent reviews on several platforms and verify the specific car you want. The company's cars also appear on several third-party classic car listing sites.

Visiting Vaughn's Classic Cars

The showroom is at 21314 State Route 127, Nashville, Illinois 62263, phone 618-336-5210. A May 2026 copy of the company's website listed hours of 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, 1:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Saturday by appointment and closed Sunday. Hours can change, and the live site was not reachable from our network when we researched this page, so call before you drive out. For more choices across the state, browse Illinois classic cars for sale.