The search engine
for classic cars.
Like Kayak, but for cars. Your customers type the car they want, and every matching listing from all 50 states shows up right away. One tap opens the car on the site where it's listed.
Type the car. See every one for sale.
Search
"1967 Chevelle" or any make, model and year from 1900 to today, in any state or nationwide.
See them all at once
Listings from eBay Motors, dealer websites, classic car sites and auctions in one list, newest first, with photos and prices.
Tap to view
Opens the car on the original site. Your customer buys directly from the seller. Nothing is bought or sold in the app.
Simple to start. Alerts, accounts and AI can be switched on later when you want them.
Why results show up right away.
| Step | What happens |
|---|---|
| 1 · Behind the scenes, all day | The app collects new listings from every source every few minutes and saves them in its own database. |
| 2 · Customer searches | The search runs on the app's own database, so results come back in under a second, like Kayak. |
| 3 · Results | Newest first, with photo, price, location and the site it's on. Filters for make, model, year, price, state and body. |
| 4 · Tap "View listing" | Each result is one real car. Tapping it opens that exact listing on the dealer's site, ClassicCars.com, Craigslist, Bring a Trailer, eBay and so on. |
Unlimited searches, no per-search fee
Because listings are collected ahead of time, more visitors don't add data costs. That makes a free, ad-supported app possible.
Two versions. Same app.
Open both on your phone and search for anything. One runs without AI, the other with AI, so you can see exactly what the AI adds. In the AI version, try the AI Agent: it hunts the whole web for your car and checks every find.
The demo shows real cars for sale right now, each opening its exact listing page. With AI on, type any car and the AI finds where it's listed.
Any car. Any year. Every state.
55+ makes
Every classic American make (Chevrolet, Ford, Mopar, AMC, Studebaker, Packard…) plus imports and modern cars.
Every model
From the Model T to today: a classic car catalog plus the U.S. government vehicle database.
1900 to 2027
Search any single year or range. Start with classics only, then add any years you want later.
All 50 states + DC
Nationwide or one state. Craigslist covered in 170+ areas across every state.
Each source, and how it works.
| Source | How we get it | Shows in the app? | Cost to you |
|---|---|---|---|
| eBay Motors largest online classic market | Official eBay data, after eBay Partner Network approval | Yes, inside the results | Free |
| Dealer websites | Dealers send us their inventory, and we send them buyers | Yes | Free |
| Nationwide listings feed Marketcheck: dealers + private sellers, all 50 states | Licensed data plan | Yes | ≈ $1,150–$1,500/mo |
| Classic sites & auctions Hemmings, ClassicCars.com, Bring a Trailer, Cars & Bids | Partner / affiliate deals as each approves. Until then, one-tap search links | Links now, inside later | Free (some pay us referrals) |
| Facebook Marketplace & Craigslist | Craigslist: every state, newest first. Facebook: near the customer | Opens their site | Free |
Craigslist in every state. Facebook near you.
One tap to their newest listings
• Craigslist: pick any state and tap an area. 170+ areas, newest first, nearby towns included.
• Facebook: opens Marketplace around the customer's location (up to about 500 miles). Facebook doesn't allow state-by-state searching from outside apps.
• Customers message the seller on Facebook or Craigslist.
✓ Free · legal · can't be blocked
Their listings inside your results
Neither site allows other apps to copy their listings. Showing them inside the app means buying data from a third-party service: about $500–$5,000+/mo, and it can be blocked at any time.
⚠ Against their terms · your choice and your attorney's sign-off · +$6,000 build
Works great without AI. Smarter with it.
| Feature | Without AI | With AI | What it means for your customers |
|---|---|---|---|
| AI Agent: whole-web hunt | Not available | Searches dealers, eBay, auctions, even Copart & IAAI, and checks each car (price, title, VIN, red flags) before giving the link | Finds cars other apps miss, already checked |
| Search | Exact words + filters | Plain English: "red 60s convertible under 30k near Dallas" | Finds cars the way people talk |
| Messy listings | Shown as the seller typed them ("vette stingray 66") | Cleaned up: "1966 Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray" | Typos and nicknames never hide a car |
| Same car on 3 sites | Shows 3 times | Merged into one result | Cleaner results |
| Scam check | Simple rules (price, keywords) | Reads the ad and explains the warning signs | Safer buying |
| VIN decoder | Standard decode | Every digit explained + what paperwork to check | Know what they're buying |
| Ask an expert | Not available | AI Concierge: "what should I buy for 35k?" | Help choosing a car |
| AI levels | — | Radar Pro (fast, best value) or Radar Apex (our smartest, best for rare cars) | Set a default, or let customers pick |
| Deal Score, filters, photos, links | ✓ | ✓ | Same in both |
AI is optional and can be switched on anytime. You can also keep it free for everyone or include it in a paid plan.
One flat price.
Web + iPhone + Android. US agencies typically quote $100,000+ for an app like this.
Pay in full
40% to start · 30% at web launch · 30% at app-store launch
Payment plan
$6,250 to start (25%), then $3,125/mo for 6 months. Launch in 2 weeks.
| Included |
|---|
| The search engine: every source above, all makes, models and years, all 50 states |
| Results with photos, prices, filters and a "View listing" button on every car |
| Craigslist in every state · Facebook near you · VIN decoder · Deal Score ready |
| Ad spaces ready, so you can run it free with ads |
| Ready to switch on later at no extra build cost: alerts, accounts, saved cars, subscriptions, AI |
| Plus hosting & care: $300/mo (required). We run, secure and update the app for you. |
| Owner dashboard: visitors, searches, top cars, costs |
Pay only for what you switch on.
| Item | What it is and why it charges | Monthly (estimate) |
|---|---|---|
| Hosting & care · required | We host, run, secure and update the app for you: servers, database, security, updates, fixes and the Owner Portal. Required with every setup. Flat, up to about 100,000 visitors a month. | $300 flat |
| eBay · dealers · Facebook & Craigslist links | Free sources. | $0 |
| Nationwide listings feed (optional) | Marketcheck charges a monthly plan plus a small fee each time we pull new listings. Adds dealer + private-seller cars from all 50 states. | ≈ $1,150–$1,500 |
| Deal Score price data (optional) | Licensed sale-price history (Hagerty / J.D. Power / auctions) that shows if a price is good. Priced by quote. | ≈ $550–$2,700 |
| AI listing cleanup (optional) | The AI reads every new listing: fixes messy titles, merges duplicates, flags scams. Charged per listing read. | ≈ $575 (free sources) · ≈ $1,450 (with nationwide feed) |
| AI live search (optional) | Finds the exact car wherever it's listed and checks each one. Charged per search because it runs live web searches and opens the pages. | Radar Pro ≈ 28¢ per search, ≈ 60¢ per deep hunt · Radar Apex ≈ 45¢ / ≈ $1.20 · ≈ $7–14/mo per saved search re-checked daily |
| AI tools (optional) | Charged each time a customer uses one. | ≈ 2–3¢ per scam check, VIN decode or Concierge answer |
Data and AI are billed monthly based on actual use, so they move up or down with traffic. Marketcheck and price-data estimates are final once we present the app to them and receive their quotes. Your dashboard shows usage live.
Start at $300 a month.
| Setup | Monthly |
|---|---|
| Basic: free sources, no AI | $300 |
| Basic + nationwide listings feed | ≈ $1,450–$1,800 |
| + AI cleanup + 1,000 AI live searches (Radar Pro) | ≈ $3,130–$3,480 |
| + Deal Score price data | + ≈ $550–$2,700 |
Free + ads to start
Build visitors first. Ad spaces are built in.
Referral fees
Some sites and partners (shipping, inspection, insurance, financing) pay when your users click through and buy.
Later: Pro plan
Instant alerts and AI tools for a monthly fee, like $19.99, once you have traffic.
Dealers
Dealers pay to have their cars featured.
Start smart: App + Radar Pro AI.
| Service | Choose? | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| The app (web + iPhone + Android) | ✓ Yes | $25,000 flat |
| Hosting & care (required) | ✓ Required | $300/mo flat |
| Free sources: eBay, dealers, Craigslist (every state), Facebook (near you), classic sites | ✓ Yes | $0 |
| AI live search: customer types the exact car; the AI finds where it's listed right now, checks each one and gives the exact link | ✓ Yes | ≈ 28¢ Radar Pro · ≈ 45¢ Radar Apex |
| AI deep hunt: a longer, wider search for hard-to-find cars | ✓ Yes | ≈ 60¢ Radar Pro · ≈ $1.20 Radar Apex |
| Nationwide listings feed | ✗ Not now | |
| AI listing cleanup · Deal Score price data | ✗ Not now |
The AI Agent does the feed's job, on demand
Instead of paying for a nationwide data plan every month, the Agent searches the whole web when a customer asks and sends them straight to the site where the car is. That saves about $3,150–$5,650 a month compared with the full data setup.
| Estimated monthly | Starting out | Growing |
|---|---|---|
| Hosting & care | $300 | $300 |
| AI live searches (Radar Pro) | 1,000 · ≈ $280 | 5,000 · ≈ $1,400 |
| AI deep hunts (Radar Pro) | 100 · ≈ $60 | 500 · ≈ $300 |
| Regular searches (no AI) | unlimited · $0 | unlimited · $0 |
| Total | ≈ $640/mo | ≈ $2,000/mo |
| with Radar Apex instead | ≈ $870/mo | ≈ $3,150/mo |
You set the cap. In the Owner Portal you choose the most AI can cost each month and each day, and how many AI searches one customer gets. Every search shows up there live with its cost. At the cap, AI search pauses on its own and free regular search keeps working.
Fair-use limits keep it predictable: regular searches are free and unlimited; AI live searches can be for paying users, or 1 a day for free users. Add the nationwide feed later with no rebuild if you want instant results from every source.
Low cost to start. Many ways to earn.
| Your cost | |
|---|---|
| Build (one time) | $25,000 US agencies quote $100,000+ |
| Running it, starting out | ≈ $640/mo |
Proof people pay for this
Classic car buyers already pay $47+/mo for apps that only send Facebook alerts. Yours searches everywhere, with an AI that checks each car.
| Income example (monthly) | Covers running costs | Pays back $25k in |
|---|---|---|
| Ads: 100,000 page views at $10–20 per 1,000 | $1,000–$2,000 ✓ | — |
| Pro plan $19.99: 100 subscribers | ≈ $2,000 ✓ | ≈ 18 months |
| Pro plan $19.99: 300 subscribers | ≈ $6,000 ✓ | ≈ 5 months |
| 10 featured dealers at $199 | ≈ $2,000 ✓ | — |
| Mix: ads + 300 Pro + 10 dealers | ≈ $9,000–$10,000 ✓ | ≈ 3 months |
Examples only, not a guarantee. Subscription figures are before Apple/Google fees (15–30% on in-app sales; less on web sales). Ad income varies by traffic and season. About 33 Pro subscribers or 3 featured dealers already cover the ≈ $640 monthly cost.
Live in 2 weeks.
Built
Search engine, apps and Owner Portal built. All applications filed on day 1.
Web launch
Live on the web. iPhone & Android apps submitted.
Apple & Google
Apps go live as soon as they approve, usually within days.
More sources
eBay and partner listings switch on as each approves.
| Approval | Why we need it | Time |
|---|---|---|
| eBay Partner Network | eBay only lets approved apps show its listings | 2–3 wks |
| Marketcheck (if used) | Written license to show its listings | 1–3 wks |
| Apple & Google | Every app is reviewed before it goes public (needs a free D-U-N-S number) | 1–2 wks |
| Terms & Privacy | Required by Apple, Google and the data sources | ~1 wk |
Estimate your monthly cost.
Set to our recommended start: app + hosting + AI live search with Radar Pro.