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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…

Prewar Prizes Crossing The Block In Monterey

The annual block of high-profile auctions in Monterey may be a watering hole for top-shelf Ferraris, but Pebble’s proclivity for serious prewar metal is...

$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....

1983-90 Alfa Romeo Spider Buyer’s Guide

The cycles of new car models seem to get shorter every year. Over the last several decades, the average model cycle has gone from...

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 300SL Gullwing Sales Tell Us About The Market

The Mercedes-Benz 300SL W198 debuted in New York some 70 years ago this week. It was at the forefront of the car world then,...

Buying Guide: 1974-1989 Porsche 911 (G-Series)

By the early 1980s, the Porsche 911 should have been old news. Even by admittedly long product cycles for contemporary European automakers, the car...

BMW’s 3 Series Is Quietly Climbing

By the time the author´s friend Tom got his driver’s license, the odometer on his dad’s 1980 BMW 320i was inching toward 200,000 miles....
Collector Car Market: No News Is Good News

Collector Car Market: No News Is Good News

Financial news is driven by changes. You don’t often see a notification flash on to your phone stating, “Breaking: nothing is different.” Given how...

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...

Learnings From The Florida Auctions

In the week or so that follows any major auction, Hagerty’s team of analysts break down specific sales and looks for broader trends or...

Buyers Guide: 1970-81 Chevrolet Camaro

For a car that helped define what pony cars were all about, the first-generation Chevrolet Camaro got off to something of an ignominious start....

Launch Mode: Introducing The Hagerty Supercars Index

The new Supercars Index is an extension of the existing group of Hagerty Price Guide (HPG) indexes. While those indexes start way back in...