70 years ago, the first Corvette was born
July 14, 2023
BY Kyle Smith / ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED June 30, 2023 / HAGERTY What better birthday to celebrate right before America’s than the Corvette’s? 70 years ago, the first example of America’s sports car rolled out of the factory in Flint, Michigan. Building that first car was an interesting process. The Ford Model T might have brought ...
Junk in the Trunk: Auto history’s leading rear ends
July 26, 2022
BY Diego Rosenberg / ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED July 11, 2022 / HAGERTY 11 July 2022 Despite the proliferation of video chat and Zoom calls in recent history, the fundamentals of interpersonal communication involves face-to-face interaction. When it comes to automobiles, we aren’t all that different. Manufacturers tend to design them “from the front,” as people digest ...
How did they make tires in 1961? Essentially, how they make them now
June 15, 2022
BY Kyle Smith / ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED June 15, 2022 / HAGERTY / Tires are arguably one of the most critical parts of your car. Put on bad ones, and you compromise not only performance but also safety. You might assume that a component so critical is built differently now than, say, it was 50 ...
How One Man Made A Mopar Ad Real
February 23, 2022
BY Brendan McAleer / ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED February 21, 2022 / HAGERTY / Color is basically dead in modern motoring. We went from the Model T’s “any color… so long as it’s black” to a ’60s Pantone catalog of hues, and now the pendulum has swung back. Fifty Shades of Greymight as well be a sign ...
Built 100 years ago, this 1921 Paige is ready for a fall color tour
November 17, 2021
BY Jeff Peek / ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED October 15, 2021 / HAGERTY / Yes, it’s a museum piece. Or was, anyway. Now this 1921 Paige Model 6-66 Larchmont II Sport Touring is refreshed and ready for a fall color tour—and at faster pace than you might think. Offered on Bring a Trailer, the century-old Paige is powered ...
Back to the Future DeLorean is the newest member of the National Historic Vehicle Register
May 25, 2021
BY Jeff Peek / ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED May 21, 2021 / HAGERTY / The National Historic Vehicle Register is devoted to recording and protecting America’s automotive past for future generations, and its newest member encompasses both in one fell swoop. The Hagerty Drivers Foundation (formally the Historic Vehicle Association) has announced that the 29th car on the ...
5 Iconic Vehicles From TV You Can Drive Today
May 22, 2020
For fans of pop culture, there’s just something irresistible about the vehicles star actors and popular characters drive. People obsess over the various luxury cars of James Bond, for instance, as well as the muscle cars and racing vehicles of the “Fast & Furious” series. Our article on cruising with Cruise looked at some of the most ...
You Should See Me In a Crown: The Road Kings of Burbank
September 28, 2018
Racing and rodder royalty is coming to Pomona! That’s right… we’re happy to announce that the Road Kings of Burbank will be featured on the Main Aisle of the Pomona Swap Meet on Sunday, October 14th! Founded by Ralph Marshall in 1952, the Road Kings was originally a racing club, with a few hot rods ...
The Magic Mustang
September 14, 2016
By Ronald Ahrens / Originally Published August 5, 2016 / Hagerty / In late July, Gary Schweitzer set out for Buffalo as a bundle of nerves with a trailer in tow. The 55-year-old school teacher from Traverse City, Mich., was on his way to the Mustang Club of America’s national show, Mustangs on the Niagara, to ...
Here’s a truckload of your favorite pickups
July 9, 2016
By Jeff Peek / Originally Published May 6, 2016 / Hagerty / America, you love your trucks. And boy, are you loyal. We asked for the greatest truck of all time – make, model and year – and you did not disappoint. From a 1932 Plymouth to a super-fresh 2016 Ford F-150, you went with what you’d ...
Five muscle machines that broke the mold
June 20, 2016
By Jim Koscs / Originally Published April 25, 2016 / Hagerty / In the ’60s and ’70s, “muscle car” most often meant a midsize American coupe with a high-performance V-8 and rear-wheel drive, period. But as Detroit performance started making a comeback in the late 1980s, and with V-8s on the decline, carmakers began stretching that ...
Lowrider Cars: A Cornerstone of Car Culture
May 2, 2016
By Benjamin Hunting / Originally Published April 20, 2016 / National Automotive Parts Association / Lowrider cars have been a source of fascination for gearheads since they first appeared on the California scene in the late 1950s. The product of Mexican-American creativity and Detroit’s golden age of full-size sedans and coupes, the first lowrider cars spawned a culture ...
