Greg,  Please tell me who the "Vetted and Trusted" dealers are? A Kindly reminder that this is about the 2nd or 3rd shadiest business on planet Earth.  And given that KBB (Cox Automotive) & Edmonds are in on the game for "regular folks" vehicles, it's hard to listen to any "Article" seriously. And when it's based on "5 cars NO ONE HAS" and you call it trends, it's laughable. Any data analysis would agree, that this is bad data. Why not just call it "5 cool cars!"?   ... View more

Known # of sales in the single digits is poor data. My mention of Mustangs in the mix was simply to elaborate on the # of known sales of a particular car. Posting dozens of articles highlighting super rare Automobiles and lavishly draping a banner pronouncing "Market Trend" as data is just totally irresponsible, and only feeds on ignorance. Articles like this really only cater to the subsequent market of your advertisers- those feeding off the classic car market- and never offer sound advice on car valuation.   ... View more

BMW: "Hey, we have a 1 in 45 engine failure rate, so let's charge for heated seats" ... View more

Automakers are terrible tech companies. They aren't good at deployment, updates, packaging, and User Interface- yet they want to jump in the Netflix game. 3-year-old Nav screens are looking like Win95. I'm ready for some Open Source CANbus systems. I just hope some savvy companies will jump on the opportunity to bring something to SEMA.  ... View more

UUgh, these writers never took a statistics course- either that, or they just love playing on those clickbait keywords and dabbling in some car porn photos. Totally unrealistic data, only to placate the freakishly obtuse teenage emotions still left inside 50+ year old men. When a vehicle is RARE (which Hagerty only insures 1 or 2, maybe 3), said data points are moot. Good statistics are based on good data. When comparing sales of Ford Mustangs vs. a SuperBird- the data is extremely inaccurate due to the sample size discrepancies. No-one does this in science, or when making business decisions. Listening to these ridiculous Hagerty "market trends" nonsense based on rare cars is idiotic, moronic and completely ill-informed. ... View more

ummmm, terrible data analysis. we don't reference 3-4 vehicle transactions (in the case of the Lotus), graph it out as fluctuations, and call it analysis. This is clearly driven by people who just want to mush out poor data-driven "content" with a catchy headline to get views. Again, another horribly written, researched, and baited copy by Hagerty on limited crappy vehicles that take a tiny segment of the classic market. ... View more

Hey, let me know when Hagerty comes back to planet earth and starts discussing some "reality" cars. Like anything under a $1/4 mil? These are becoming absurd. ... View more

These articles are never worth the click. Ugggh, what a disappointing misinformed read. Almost as disappointing as settling for one of these janky cars as an alternative. ... View more

Good list- here are my additions that are always in my tool perview: magnets, cardboard (for mocking up in CAD/to lay on /under a potential mess), hose cutoff pinchy things, ratcheting hose cutters, gasoline (as a solvent & degreaser, cleaner), rags, headlamp, grippy nitrile gloves, breaker bar, EvapoRust, toothbrushes, Denatured Alcohol, rubber wheel chocks, 2-3 ton floor jack, an assortment of heatshrink + small butane crack torch... and lastly- fire extinguisher (Ahem...for when you are using your torch/welder near fuel delivery) ... View more

The Lexus is the only thing I'd touch with a 10-foot pole. I'm starting to wonder if I'm in the wrong place sometimes, but the Lambo on a list of "cars you can enjoy on the cheap" along with a bunch of other lackluster selections makes me feel like a tourist in my hometown. ... View more

Looks fairly pre-curiated without a spec of dust. More like a stylistic photo shoot of someones collected props than an undiscovered barn of coolness. I'd rather sift through dust and grime, than oggle pre-polished prized convo pieces. ... View more

breaking prices is one thing, but the overall trend is away from low-soul bling rides to 'revived beaters'. I mean, to pay $378,000 for someone-else's investment project is simply a way to spend $, not enjoy it. I'd much rather take a busted barn beater and transform it back into a functioning method of transport,... with soul. As you can tell, these big auction sales are not my thing- but the numbers don't lie either: these auctions represent 1% of the classic car market (anything before 1996 ish sales). Most buyers are investing in the Auto market at a whole different level, and purpose. (to restore, sentimental reasons, recapturing youth, learning new skills, or just buying a 50-year-old car and connecting to the actual mechanics of driving) I wish Hagerty was hip to our segment of classic market. I'm soooooo tired of these trust-fund bling-puffs that no-one will drive. ... View more

these picks are all so disappointingly obvious, it seems like it was written 10 years ago. i just wanna scream "well Duh!" almost every time i read a hagarty "collectables to watch out for". ... View more

nope. none of these are on my list. at all.  all of these are poor choices for various reasons of unreliability, lameness, or sheer price /over value.    can i please have my 5 minutes back?  terrible article. ... View more