Collector and Classic Car Insurance for Less
Collector and Classic Car Insurance for Less
The Datsun 240Z just celebrated its 50th birthday, and it’s hard to believe this sporty little masterpiece is already half a century old. If you purchased one back in the day, you made a smart move. In 1970, you could get a fully-loaded 240Z for just $3,500 — an amazingly affordable price for a brand […]
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When you own a vintage or rare car, finding parts is like doing a scavenger hunt all over the world. It can be challenging to locate the precise parts you need and arrange for them to travel all the way home to your garage. Anyone who’s restored a classic car knows the feeling of hunting
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There’s something wonderful about the world’s worst cars. Maybe it’s because even an awful car sucks up an enormous amount of time, resources, and creativity before the very first one rolls off the production line. So when the result is an obvious disaster, it makes everyone shake their heads and groan, “What were they thinking?”
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If you could restore any classic car, which one would it be? Maybe you’ve had a certain vintage beauty in mind since you were a teenager. Or maybe you’re still dreaming of finding a dusty old frame rusting away in a barn somewhere, just waiting for you to bring it back to life. Certain cars
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Today’s “compact” pickups are much larger than their ‘70s-era counterparts. The trucks listed by U.S. World News Report as the Best Compact Pickup Trucks for 2020 & 2021 are each at least 17 feet long, which is almost a foot and a half longer than classic compact pickups. Pickup culture in North America was dramatically
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Everyone is hoping 2021 will be a better year than 2020, and we’re no exception! 2020 was tough, but we are looking forward to the future and what classic cars may be on the rise in value. From old favorites to newer additions, here are 10 cars that might be a good investment this year
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Like record players, thick-rimmed glasses, and paper-bound books, the station wagon’s golden age has come and gone. However, it has found new life among subtly cool hipsters with a flair for nostalgia. Most of us didn’t grow up with sports cars in our garages — we had Roadmasters and Volvos. Because of this, our brains
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Episode 6 – Rick refreshes the Vortec heads with new head gaskets and bolts. After torquing them down and finishing up the valve train, he installs the new lifters, pushrods, and rocker arms. Now, complete with a new set of rings, rod bearings, and a brand new double roller timing chain – mixed in with
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Originally introduced as a full-sized car in 1960, by its fourth generation, the Dodge Dart was a newly stylized compact car with a fresh steering system and redesigns that allowed for a larger engine. If you grew up in the 70s, you might associate the car with the high school staff parking lot, or even
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Produced from 1967 to 1969 and usually reserved for Bonneville/Catalina’s, Prixs and other full-size/muscle cars (though we’ll touch on the exceptions to the rule shortly), the Pontiac V8 428 cubic inch (7.0 l) engine was an evolution of the 421 (a Nascar super-duty favorite) and its basic design. It even kept the same four-inch stroke
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