The Top 3 Affordable, Daily Driver Classic Cars
July 2, 2015
It’s true, a lot of classic cars are extremely valuable and expensive to own. If you’re like me, you’ve watched Barrett-Jackson on TV and dreamed of one day being able to afford any of the beauties that cross their auction block. High market prices can sometimes make it difficult for the average person to own ...
The oddest VW Beetle accessories of all time
June 29, 2015
By Hagerty / Originally Published May 20, 2015 / Hagerty / The original air-cooled VW Beetle was in production from about 1946 until the early 2000s when production finally wound down in Mexico. Throughout that time, the differences in appearance were subtle at best. VW’s own ad campaign made light of the fact that the annual model year changes ...
Classic Car Terminology 101
June 23, 2015
No two ways about it, we Americans love our cars. And a lot of us love to customize them, soup them up, hop them up, rod them out, or otherwise modify them so that they stand out in a crowd (or so they’re faster and louder). We turn them into hot rods, rat rods, street rods and ...
Margaret Dunning: 1910-2015
June 22, 2015
By Jeff Peek / Originally Published May 18, 2015 / Hagerty / Margaret Dunning, the car-loving centenarian who became something of a celebrity and earned the nickname “Belle of the Concours” after showing her 1930 Packard in the 2012 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, has died. Dunning, of Plymouth, Mich., would have celebrated her 105th birthday next month. ...
What Drives You: The need for speed and back again
June 18, 2015
By Tara Hurlin / Originally Published May 13, 2015 / Hagerty / Of the 100,085 1969 Mercury Cougars produced, 66,351 were hardtops, and 510 of those came with the Ram Air 428SCJ-4V engine. Automatic transmissions were installed in 304 of the 510. From there, 162 were equipped with the Eliminator Package, of which 61 were painted bright ...
1964 Pontiac GTO: A True American Muscle Car
June 17, 2015
With nicknames like the Goat, the Tiger and the Great One, the 1964 Pontiac GTO quickly earned a reputation as a true American muscle car (especially when equipped with the 348 hp Tri-Power engine). The GTO began as nothing more than a $296 extra-equipment package available on the $2,480 Pontiac Tempest LeMans. The GTO package included a floor shifter, ...
Five car nameplates that started with a bang but went out with a whimper
June 13, 2015
By Chris Paukert / Originally Published May 11, 2015 / Hagerty The automotive landscape is littered with new model nameplates that started out capturing the world’s imagination, only to end up as shells of their former selves through a labyrinth of bad corporate decisions and even worse luck. Here are five prime examples of cars that started ...
Entering the Classic Car Hobby: 5 Tips for the Beginner
June 12, 2015
A classic car in your driveway is a beautiful sight. It’s almost as beautiful as a classic car on the road. After watching hours of reality garage shows on the Discovery Channel and seeing the veteran gear-heads from your neighborhood rolling down the road in their sweet rides, maybe you’ve decided that it’s your turn. Now you just need to know how ...
Wax Your Classic Car to a Perfect Shine
June 11, 2015
Bringing out the absolute best from the paint on your classic car can take some real effort, especially the first time around. But, once these steps have been completed, future efforts to wax your car should be easier, and more straightforward. For a picture perfect gloss shine on your car, try this: Wash & Dry – Using ...
Evolution of the Ford Pickup: America’s Other Sweetheart
June 10, 2015
By Jim Koscs / Originally Published May 5, 2015 / Hagerty The all-new 2015 Ford Mustang dominated car news over the past six months, but in terms of market impact, something else Ford introduced will eventually affect millions more lives than the Mustang: the all-new F-150 pickup truck, the 13th design generation of Ford’s F-series. The 2015 ...
5 Ways to Protect Your Classic Car from Disrepectful Onlookers
June 2, 2015
People from all walks of life love seeing classic cars. And tens of thousands of them come to every Pomona Swap Meet & Classic Car Show. Classic cars are reminders of the past, invoking fond memories of what once was. Of course, with the crowds comes a variety of personalities and a plethora of possibly unwanted situations. Some ...
Secrets of the Chevelle
May 28, 2015
By Hagerty / Originally Published April 29, 2015 / Hagerty The Chevelle is one of America’s favorite classic muscle cars. If you turn on your favorite televised classic car auctions at random, chances are that there will be a Chevelle crossing the block. With so much attention, the Chevelle is pretty much an open book, yet here ...
