Classic car rental business offers a “trip into the past”

Prospects can pick out from five restored, traditional cars and trucks to rent and travel

JASPER COUNTY, Mo. — If you’ve at any time desired to know what it was like to push your father or granddad’s classic vehicle, a new region business enterprise is presenting that experience, with a “trip into the previous.”

Clayton Klaver, a lover of vintage cars and proprietor of Clay’s Classics, has a collection of autos from the 1950’s and 1960’s.

Each individual a person is regarded as to be in mint situation and obtainable to the public for rent.

At this time, Klaver’s aged-time motor vehicle collection contains 5 autos, with more to included quickly:

• 1959 Ford F-100
• 1964-1/2 Ford Mustang
• 1964 Buick Skylark
• 1964 Ford Galaxie 500
• 1966 Ford Mustang

Klaver, an Air Drive veteran, acquired his incredibly fist aged-time car in 2009: A 1959 Ford F-100 choose-up truck which took about ten years to rebuild.

Soon after operate on the truck was finished, Klaver made the decision to commence a collection of the classics, with the thought of people today in their 40’s, 50’s and 60’s reliving Route 66 in the most reliable way attainable.

“I enjoy people savoring my vehicles. If you have one thing that’s only material, its implies very little. So, I offer them all the time for folks to lease and enjoy, specially if it’s pleasant weather. That’s when I test to get them all out and just allow persons delight in them for as very long as they would like.”

Klaver explained he would instead share his cars and trucks with the general public, compared to storing them in a garage to gather dust, or hauling them close to to car or truck demonstrates.

SLIDESHOW: See Shots of Clay’s Classic Vehicles

“When I began this business, the complete strategy was to have persons from Europe occur about and generate one of these negative boys, mainly because basic cars and trucks are so costly about there, so I wished them to appear in this article, appreciate them, pay a visit to Route 66 in the 64′ Ford Galaxie. It produced their lives it is just a fantastic knowledge and one thing that they in no way get to do.” reported Klaver.

“There’s just practically nothing much better than taking one of these automobiles out on the open up highway, where by you have no interruptions. It’s just you, the radio, the street and the car or truck. It is so basic,” Klaver ongoing.

So much, his clientele involves newlyweds, prom attendees, substantial faculty seniors (wanting a classic car in their senior portraits), partners seeking for a unique “date night” and the more mature generation, who once owned and drove the type of autos that you will obtain in Klaver’s selection all through a time when individuals autos weren’t thought of “classic.”

“CLAY’S CLASSICS”

The price tag to rent 1 of Klaver’s Classics: Between $250 and $500 for each working day, depending on the vehicle you pick out.

Klaver lets renters to journey up to 200 miles-for every-working day.

“Going above the restrict of 200 everyday miles will price you an excess $.75 for every mile. But, most renters really do not go over the 200 mile limit,” Klaver said.

The only time Klaver does not lease out his assortment of classics, is during the winter season months and when there’s inclement weather conditions.

“There’s a restrict to how much I’ll enable my vehicles go (laughs).”

For a lot more information on renting a single of the basic cars, go to Clay’s Classics Fb web site, Right here.

You can also call Klaver at (417) 208-7854, or by e mail, which you’ll locate Here.