Filling Up on Confusion at the Gas Station
July 12, 2015
By Paul Stenquist / Originally Published June 16, 2015 / Hagerty / Whether you have a deep personal connection to your vehicle or consider it just transportation, proper care and feeding is a smart policy. For the most part, common sense will serve as a reasonable guide in making those decisions. Not so when it comes to ...
Thunderdome: the National Corvette Museum’s Newest Attraction
July 6, 2015
So remember that disastrous sinkhole incident at the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, Ky. last year? Eight Corvettes fell over thirty feet after the earth opened up under the museum’s Skydome. Well, the hole has been completely filled (with limestone and sand), and the incident actually turned out to be a major positive for the museum. Although only ...
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 ...
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 ...
Meet the 2015 Callaway Corvette Stingray
May 14, 2015
The name Callaway has become synonymous with high-performance custom cars, especially Corvettes. Callaway Car’s first major contribution to making Corvettes even faster was a custom twin turbo kit built by founder Reeves Callaway back in the mid-80s. The twin turbo was actually made available through Chevy dealers as a factory installed option. Since then, Callaway has created ...
Custom Cars: The History of the Wienermobile
April 14, 2015
If her dad thinks you’re up to no good picking her up in a vintage ’70s “love machine” van, what’s he going to think when you pick her up in a “Wienermobile?” So maybe the Wienermobile isn’t the first thing that pops into your mind when you think of custom cars, but this rolling billboard ...
Hagerty’s 2015 hot list of future collectible cars
April 10, 2015
By Hagerty / Originally Published February 24, 2015 / Hagerty / At Hagerty, we may live classics, but we love future collectibles, too. And the class of 2015 brings some amazing examples indeed. Here are our picks for some of the top future collector cars from this year: 1. Alfa Romeo 4C Launch Edition ($69,685): Alfa Romeo ...
Our 10 Favorite Camaros By Generation
March 12, 2015
By Rob Sass / Originally Published January 30, 2015 / Hagerty Like most enthusiasts, we were heartbroken when the F-body Camaro and Firebird went away after the 2002 model year. And we were elated when the pony car came back in 2010 with a design that paid homage to the first-gen 1967 car without being slavishly retro. ...
The Old Man of Pomona: Victor Duran
February 16, 2015
Alright, at 71 years of age we know Victor Duran isn’t the oldest regular at the Pomona Swap Meet. But, he’s been coming to Pomona for 25 years. You can find him on Road 17, Spaces 5 and 7, at every single show. And with over 40 years of experience in the parts industry, Victor knows ...
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 ...
The Five Cars We’re Most Thankful For
November 26, 2014
By Rob Sass / Originally Published November 26, 2013 / Hagerty 1964 ½-66 Ford Mustang: The original pony car celebrates its 50th anniversary next year with the introduction of an all-new and promising version, but for classic car fans, it’s the first generation car we give thanks for. Whether as an inexpensive six-cylinder hard top or a Shelby ...
The Beverly Hills Car Club
November 24, 2014
The Beverly Hills Car Club isn’t exactly in the 90210 zip code. In fact, they’re about 30 minutes east… without L.A. traffic. But old is gold at this specialized classic car dealership, and we recently had the chance to sit down with their Sales Manager, Sean Porrazzo. TELL US A LITTLE ABOUT YOURSELF… PSM: When and ...
