Looking to buy a car? Read this before searching online NBC Chicago [Video]

Elizabeth of Oak Park had a clear vision for her retirement: hair up, top down and sitting smugly behind the wheel of a 1966 Volkswagen Karmann Ghia.

“Who wouldn’t want that car?” said Elizabeth, who asked that we not use her real name to protect her privacy. “It was one of Volkswagen’s partnerships with an Italian designer, Ghia, and it was popular at its time, very much in the ’60s. That’s when I was born, so I’ve always wanted one.”

So, like many people do when they want something specialized, Elizabeth went online.

“It was like, ‘Well, if I’m going to do this, especially as a lifelong dream, I better just go for exactly what I want.’ I found a marketplace for these old cars, tons of them, so I can really shop around,” said Elizabeth.

She found what she was looking for on a site called MuscleVintageCars.com There, she …