Barn find Ferrari sells for $16M
March 30, 2015
By Rob Sass / Originally Published February 6, 2015 / Hagerty While the century is just fifteen years old at this point the Bailon collection uncovered in a barn in France has already been dubbed “The Barn Find of the Century” and for once, that might not be hyperbole. I might actually wind up having eighty-five years ...
Ask the Woman Who Owns One: Elaine Larsson and Her 1972 Volkswagen Westfalia Campmobile
March 26, 2015
By Jim Koscs / Originally Published February 5, 2015 / Hagerty If you’ve ever thought of “going off the grid,” don’t think for a minute that cruising the country in a full-on RV with granite countertops, built-in flat screen TVs and WiFi could ever qualify. To do it right, there’s really only one vehicle for the job, ...
Presidential Car Names
March 23, 2015
By Larry Printz / Originally Published February 3, 2015 / Hagerty When it comes to cars, few want to buy a Lincoln, let alone a Washington or Bush You’d think that naming a car for a president might spark name recognition, and thus sales. Yet few cars named for U.S. presidents have proven successful. Consider Washington, a ...
The 1970 Ford Torino Cobra
March 17, 2015
Quick, what was the Motor Trend Car of the Year in 1970? I’ll help you out… it was the Ford Torino. Ford introduced the Torino for the 1968 model year. They wanted to ease the transition from their mid-size Fairlane to the new Torino to such a degree that the first Torino was part of the Fairlane line, ...
Collector Classics: Steam wagon maker turned to automobiles
March 5, 2015
By Nigel Matthews / Originally Published January 29, 2015 / Hagerty Straker originally manufactured steam wagons and buses, but turned to automobiles in 1906 Brazil, Straker & Co. was a highly respected British vehicle manufacturer formed in 1893 by Irish engineer J.P. Brazil and London motor agent Sidney Straker. L.R.L. Squire joined the company in 1904 and ...
5 Sweet Malaise Era Cars
February 26, 2015
By Grant Stoecker / Originally Published January 23, 2015 / Hagerty The Malaise era was the antithesis of the muscle car heyday that existed merely a year before its start in 1973. It was a dark period characterized best by underwhelming engines, EPA restrictions, and questionable styling- the only pleasure found in the fact that you could ...
You think you’ve got marriage problems? Try being an automaker
February 11, 2015
By Larry Printz / Originally Published December 16, 2014 / Hagerty Looking at government statistics, you may wonder why people get married. After all, 48 percent of married couples will divorce before their 20th anniversary, with almost half of those occurring within five years. That may seem gloomy, but it’s far superior to when automobile companies get ...
The Car Cooler: Unusual Innovation at its Best
February 10, 2015
If you search through classic car parts long enough, you’ll eventually come across some odd and inventive parts… and maybe even some that were ahead of their time. The car cooler is a perfect example of an unusual, but much needed, innovation. Popular from the 1930s and into the 1960s, car coolers were sold as an add-on item. ...
Marketwatch: There’s big interest in big-finned classics
February 5, 2015
By Evan Peterson / Originally Published December 11, 2014 / Hagerty This time around, instead of focusing on one particular make and model, we have decided to address a growing trend that we’ve seen among Hagerty policyholders – a renewed interest in classic post-war styling of boats produced during the 1950s and ’60s. Specifically, those boats that were ...
Ask the Man Who Owns One… or Eight: Jim Milliken and His Stutz Collection
January 27, 2015
By Jim Koscs / Originally Published December 9, 2014 / Hagerty In the winter issue of Hagerty Classic Cars, Jim Koscs takes a look at the neo- classics of the 1980s, including the Clenet, Excalibur, Zimmer and Tiffany Classic. The neo-Stutz of that period was something different. Among Stutz owners were the king of rock n’ roll and ...
Top Five Performance Car Steals
December 30, 2014
By Rob Sass / Originally Published December 2, 2014 / Hagerty During the holiday season, everyone is looking for a bargain. Here are five of our favorite vintage performance cars, all priced at less than a modestly-equipped Chevy Cruze: 1. 1968–74 AMC Javelin: The first-generation Mustang fastback is perhaps one of the best-looking pony cars around. The ...
Cruising With Cruise: Tom’s top five most memorable cars in film
December 11, 2014
By Nick Gravlin / Originally Published September 17, 2014 / Hagerty Tom Cruise began his career in acting at the age of 19, and has since appeared in 40 films and counting. During such a rigorous career, you can only expect that he starred in movies that featured high-end collector cars. Here are the top five coolest ...
