By Yoav Gilad / Originally Published February 25, 2014 / Hagerty Editor’s Note: this analysis primarily considers the 1964½-1968 Mustang Regardless of whether you measure success in terms of sales, accolades, fans, buzz or the competition’s response, the first Mustang was an undeniable success. It was the perfect car at the perfect moment for an ...

Read On

Most people know the DeLorean DMC-12 as Michael J. Fox’s time machine in the Back to the Future trilogy. It was cool with its gull-wing doors. It was different with its unpainted, stainless steel body panels. It left awesome flames wherever it went… and, by the sequel, it didn’t even need roads! The truth, however, ...

Read On

By Rob Sass / Originally Published February 21, 2014 / Hagerty The classic car world is full of “coulda, shoulda, woulda” stories of people who had the opportunity to buy something when it was affordable only to see it sail out of reach. If you didn’t buy a Shelby Cobra during the Nixon administration for ...

Read On

By Rob Sass / Originally Published February 28, 2014 / Hagerty The cop show genre goes back to the pre-TV days of radio (where you had to imagine what black and white your favorite cop was driving).  Here are some of our favorite full-size, rear-wheel-drive American cop cars from 60 years of the best cop ...

Read On

Planning a road trip? Today we’ll look at one route that should be on everyone’s bucket list. Known as the Main Street of America, the Will Rogers Highway, and the Mother Road, Route 66 is an iconic American highway. Built in 1926, and completely paved in 1938, Route 66 gets nearly 13 million travelers each ...

Read On

One historic car that you may not know about, but that has made a lasting impact on design, is the Leyat Helica. Designed in 1913 by a French engineer named Marcel Leyat, the Helica is a bit different from other automobiles. You see, it’s powered by a propeller (and, in fact, the name “Helica” is ...

Read On

By Rob Sass / Originally Published January 9, 2014 / Hagerty Station wagons are officially endangered in the U.S., and other than the Dodge Magnum and Cadillac CTS wagon, Richard Nixon was president when the last really cool one was built in America. But a quick look at the cars on this list might make you re-think any ...

Read On

Ringo Starr’s custom 1957 Chevy Bel Air is up for grabs! The car is scheduled to be auctioned off in Paris, France on February 7th. It’s expected to fetch somewhere in the neighborhood of $54,000-108,000. But, even without the added attention of belonging to a Beatle, this car is special. If you’re familiar with the legendary George ...

Read On

Obviously, there have been many notable cars over the years… we wouldn’t have a job without them! But, one car that you might not be very familiar with is the Phantom Corsair. It really is one of history’s stand out automobiles. The Corsair was a modern marvel in its time, with features we sometimes take ...

Read On

Having accessories, options and features that were original to your classic car will obviously have a significant impact on the car’s value. While the value always depends on market conditions and the individual buyer, have you thought about how the value could change by simply having period-correct license plates? It’s a detail that some car ...

Read On

By Rob Sass / Originally Published November 15, 2013 / Hagerty The old phrase “beauty is in the eye of the beholder” wasn’t coined in reference to cars, but it might as well have been. Some cars, like the 1963-67 Corvette Sting Ray and Jaguar E-Type, are almost universally admired, while others are passionately loved by ...

Read On

A car from one of the most famous movies of all time was sold at auction last month. The 1940 Buick Phaeton from Casablanca was auctioned for $461,000 (including premium) at Bonhams’ “What Dreams Are Made Of: A Century of Movie Magic” auction. This iconic car, used in the notorious scene with Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid ...

Read On