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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…

A Hunk Of Twisted Metal Or The Ultimate Blank Slate?

With the dust settling (literally, it’s dry out here) at the Monterey auctions, we’re looking at nearly $400M in total sales, including over 150...

$4.9M Lamborghini Is the Most Expensive Miura Ever Sold

Lambos were expensive this week. A 2003 Murciélago sold for $508,500, 67 percent over its #1 (“best in the world”) value in our price guide....
The September Hagerty Market Rating Says The Party Ain't Over

The September Hagerty Market Rating Says The Party Ain’t Over

After trending downward for two months, the Hagerty Market Rating has reversed its slump and is now at an all time high. While most...

Predictions For The 2024 Collector Market

With a scant few days left in 2023, we’ve polished up our crystal ball and begun to look ahead to what might happen in...

Are Automotive Icons Facing Demographic Headwinds?

If you’re a regular at Insider, you’ve probably noted that frequently reference demographic data, in particular age. That’s due to both supply and demand....

1903 Mercedes Simplex Is Amelia’s Most Expensive Car

Between three auctions in Amelia Island , 354 collector vehicles were up for grabs. Forty-two of them were worth a million dollars or more,...

The Most Beautiful Dodges Of The Muscle Car Era Are Still Attainable

If you’ve ever paid any attention to the auction broadcasts that show numbers-matching, perfectly restored muscle cars crossing the well-lit block before an ogling...

Waving A Green Flag For Lamborghini Values?

The collectability of Lamborghinis has traditionally trailed that of more established marques like Ferrari and Porsche. The reasons are many: small production numbers, miniscule...

Why We Track The Big Buck Cars

Car enthusiasts celebrate the extremes. The fastest. The rarest. The most race wins. The most valuable. While most of us don’t have a vehicle...

Buying A Historic Formula 1

You don’t have to be Lewis Hamilton to drive a McLaren Formula 1 car, nor do you have to have “C. Leclerc” stitched into...

Putting A Value To The Ford GT40

Rivet for rivet, I’m not sure you can find a car that matches the Ford GT40’s raw collectability. Ford’s mid-engine wunderkind exists at the...

March Auctions: A Stable Market Is Back

One of the most diverse collector car auction weeks in history has wrapped, with $183.8M trading hands across 468 vehicles offered spanning 121 years...