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Sunday, April 18, 2021
The collector car market evolves with each generation. While the Silent Generation started collecting cars, it was Baby Boomers who really got it rolling. They fell in love with the Chevrolet Bel Air, the Ford Mustang,...
Preparing for a hurricane before & after it hits
Thursday, October 31, 2019
Every summer, an increasing number of people face the potential threat of hurricanes. According to the US Census Bureau, nearly 60 million people live in the 185 counties lining the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of the...
5 Best Corvette's under $20,000
Monday, June 3, 2019
The Corvette has always exemplified affordability and availability. Since 1953 it has been America’s sports car-and the everyman’s sports car. That’s as true today as it was in 1962. Chevy has pumped out just over 1.5...
Buying a Car at Auction: A Newbie's Guide
Monday, February 25, 2019
The auction market can be intimidating for new bidders, and it’s easy for rookies to make an expensive mistake. The classic car experts at Hagerty® have what you need to know to find that car of your dreams, to bid with...
10 Undervalued British Classics
Tuesday, January 15, 2019
British car values have generally been flatter than other segments of the car market. That’s a shame, because there are quite a few English vehicles out there that are rare, gorgeous, fast, interesting, or a combination...
Three 1980's Trucks to Buy, Sell or Hold
Monday, July 23, 2018
Domestic vehicles from the 1980s are having a moment. The ‘80s were once considered a low point in the automotive sense, but as nostalgia kicks in- along with the realization that so many American vehicles from that...
Future Collectible Cars - 2018 Hagerty Hot List
Thursday, May 24, 2018
These 10 vehicles from mass-production, mainstream automakers not only stand a good chance of maintaining strong value, but they also are likely to remain desirable over the long term in the eyes of collectors and...
Five Affordable Fun Cars from the 1980s AND ’90s
Monday, April 16, 2018
With Generation X and early Millennials reaching peak earning years, a wave of 1980s nostalgia is pushing “fun cars” into cool territory. This list is a collection of worthwhile, affordable classics. They all offer some...
Seven-figure Yanks: 5 American Cars that topped $1,000,000 IN 2017
Monday, March 26, 2018
The collector car market was split in 2017. Hagerty’s list of the highest auction sale prices for American cars is evenly divided between massive, open-top prewar machines and lithe postwar sports cars. Here are five...
10 Under $10K: December 2017 Collector Car List
Thursday, December 28, 2017
Almost everybody in the collector car hobby is on a budget of some kind. For some of us, that budget is a pretty tight one. That doesn’t mean there aren’t plenty of choices on the bottom rungs of the price ladder,...
WHO NEEDS A SLEIGH? HAGERTY’S TOP 5 CHRISTMAS MOVIE CARS
Tuesday, December 5, 2017
Let’s face it, it just wouldn’t be Christmas without Christmas movies. They warm our hearts. They lift our spirits. They make us laugh. And if they happen to include a memorable classic car or two, well, all the better....
THE FIVE CARS WE'RE MOST THANKFUL FOR
Tuesday, November 21, 2017
It’s time to gather ‘round the table and give thanks for family, friends... and the cars that fuel our passion! The folks at Hagerty have compiled their own list of head turners and pulse-racers below. What would you (...
Road Tripping? Don't Leave Home Without These Tools
Monday, November 13, 2017
Vintage cars are not like daily drivers, and there’s no sense in pretending that they are. Something always needs to be fixed or, at a bare minimum, tightened. But which tools? Now, there’s the rub. It really does...
How much are these scary movie cars worth?
Thursday, October 26, 2017
Automobiles often play an important supporting or even starring role in many of our favorite films,from Bullitt with Steve McQueen to, well, the Disney movie Cars. That’s certainly true of horror and monster movies as...
The Hottest Classics Right Now
Wednesday, August 30, 2017
The experts at Hagerty® have released August 2017’s Hagerty Vehicle Ratings. The Hagerty Vehicle Rating tracks a vehicle’s performance relative to the entire classic car/truck market. Based on a scale of 0–100, a...
Three Classic Convertibles to Buy, Sell or Hold
Monday, August 14, 2017
Summer is here, and there’s nothing quite like driving a convertible to revel in it. The classic car experts at Hagerty® have listed three convertibles to consider if buying or selling. BUY: 1992-95 Dodge Viper RT/10...
10 Future Collectible Cars of 2016 - Hagerty's Hot List
Thursday, July 20, 2017
The age of driverless vehicles isn’t here yet, so which new 2017 vehicles are expected to one day join the ranks of fully drivable classic collectibles? According to the valuation experts at Hagerty®, 10 vehicles in the...
SPRING START-UP: TIPS FOR GETTING YOUR CLASSIC BACK ON THE ROAD
Monday, April 17, 2017
For classic car owners, the long wait for spring can be excruciating. The good news is, it’s almost here. The classic car experts at Hagerty® have put together the following spring start-up checklist. Take advantage of...
Which Cars Scream MidLife Crisis?
Monday, September 12, 2016
Our friends at Hagerty® like to celebrate the midlife crisis: It’s just another excuse to buy a car. Here are their top four cars to consider:Chevrolet Corvette: The Corvette is arguably the car that put American...
Do You Own a Classic Car of the Future?
Tuesday, June 4, 2013
There is nothing quite like driving a speedy, shiny classic car that turns heads and starts conversations. In fact, the beauty and elegance of old collectibles - like the 1964 Aston Martin DB5, the 1963 Corvette...