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collector cars are works of art and outperformed wine, watches and art-indexes – the global race to renounce combustion engines will only serve to heighten interests in these relics of a vanishing era…

Sale Of Hamilton’s First Mercedes F1 Car Sets New Auction Record

The most expensive Formula 1 car sold at auction remains driver Juan Manuel Fangio’s Grand Prix–winning car, a 1954 Mercedes-Benz W196 sold by Bonham’s...

What Industry Pros Say About The Collector Car Market

Although mountains of data support the work at Hagerty Insider and in the Hagerty Price Guide, it's also recognized that the collector car market...
The Most Expensive Aston Martins Sold At Auction

The Most Expensive Aston Martins Sold At Auction

In January 1913, Aston Martin became Britain’s newest carmaker. Cofounder Lionel Martin had already been racing at the nearby Aston Hill Climb in Buckinghamshire,...

Hagerty’s Collector Car Indexes Show An Nuanced Market

The Hagerty Price Guide Indexes are seven stock market-style indexes that average the values of notable segment movers, or “component” cars. They help provide...

5 Affordable Ferrari V8-Lookalikes

Regardless of taste, it would be tough to look a (prancing) gift horse in the mouth should a classic Ferrari materialize in one’s garage....
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Buying Guide: Bizzarrini 5300

Building cars is a pretty global affair these days. Everybody seems to have a factory everywhere, and even tiny specialist automakers source major components...

Buying Guide: 1972-80 Mercedes-Benz W116 S-Class

The original Mercedes-Benz S-Class is a real number generator. It ended up being offered in nine different model forms, sold 473,035 units in its...

Five Questions To James Mitchell

Episode #7 James Mitchell: Our new buyer’s guide series of short interviews with the most influential collectors and dealerships is giving you some insight’s  into...

Buyers Guide: 1962-80 Triumph Spitfire

The economics facing the postwar car industry in the U.K. were complex and challenging. The country was nearly bankrupt, and it had to sell...

The 2024 Collector Car Market Feels Similar To 2015

The collector car market, the stock market, and the economy rarely move in lockstep. Recently, the Dow has been in record territory, while the...

Buyers Guide: 1962-80 MGB

MG billed itself as “the sports car that America loved first.” Back in the Mad Men era, it was one of the few taglines...
2026 Monterey Auctions With $758M Record Sales

2026 Monterey Auctions With $758M Record Sales

The numbers are in, and the 2026 Monterey auctions made history. Total sales reached a record of $758.3M, surpassing even the pandemic-fueled frenzy of...