Detroit need do nothing. We the people of the US will bail them out again. Kind of like lead pipes. They knew of the problem for decades. They said nothing. They did nothing. Until someone called them out. Then we bailed them out. This is a city governed by minorities that is killing minorities. And getting away with it. Go figure. What Detroit is doing is only a piece of the plant. Guess what? The can goes down the road again, ultimately at our additional expense. But only after it is forced to take action. Again. ... View more

My wife has ordered a 2022 Yukon XL Denali. We discussed the 2023, but GM is saying Super Cruise will be a late addition. She has 190,000 miles on a 2011 Yukon XL Denali. I generally put no more than 200,000 miles on her cars and always buy them new. Mine are all high performance low mileage used cars, CTS V's and a Z07. I have experienced excellent service life with non-consequential repairs. Usually have same water pumps, alternators, compressors, PS pumps, fuel pumps, etc. No oil leaks. No broken head bolts when sold. Just had to replace the oil pressure sending switch on the 2011. Finally can complain about outsized repair bills. $250. ... View more

Would have been nice to scope out the interior. It seems Hagerty is always one picture short. ... View more

Has a well-used SandGlow Land Rover in original patina crossed an auction block lately? Surely there is an instant collectible. ... View more

I am waiting for the competitive motorcycle/side car running in Top Fuel that won 12 consecutive Wally's. It was subsequently banned from competition and is in Ashley Force's collection. ... View more

Mine 2018 Corvette Z07 - CRAZ FST - Should have done STPD FST 61 Chevy Apache 10 - PROJEK - It has never ceased being so. 2011 GMC Yukon Denali - A QUEEN - No it is not mine. It is my wife's. I do get looks when I drive it however. She is THE QUEEN (would not fit), as in Elizabeth. I am Prince Phillip and I am dead. ... View more

And there are people like me that like the shiny clear coat as it came from the factory. Brush out the donut icing in the seat seams, the transitions in the console, and the shift boot. Wipe the dash, clean the haze off the inside of the front window, vacuum the carpets, making sure to lift up the mats (detail), then run it through the car wash. Presto/change-o you are done. Repeat every 6 months. ... View more

None of them. ... View more

would have liked to have seen more pictures. Those a pretty rare cars that one can find no pictures. ... View more

No way any original car gets devalued. We are talking hot rods here, not vintage antiques. No one must destroy a vintage antique to own one of these new cars. Unless you count buying nice vintage antiques and building them into hot rods as sinful. This has everything to do with being green. We are saving old dinosaurs. We may have the beginning of a global warming conversation here. ... View more

What? No crash testing? ... View more

I can tell you exactly how ugly that is. It looks like something my wife would give me for my birthday. "But I thought you liked Corvettes." Well, it would go perfectly with the ties. ... View more

The smoking must be good. The unavailability of the 700r4 and the Hydra-Matic in 1969 is exactly the reason they offered the Turbo Hydra-Matic. ... View more

Who in a Chevy dealership will be responsible for maintenance and repair? Maybe the gal on the service drive? ... View more

Nope. ... View more

"Yes, it’s a ways off, but we’re betting that some of our dream will come true by the time the clock strikes 2030." Dreams for some are anametha to others. That is how it should be. We are not all animatrons. However, I am skeptical about electric cars, and no one seems inclined to address my concerns. I view them as reasonable. They can all be addressed without being negative. Politicians are adept at addressing needs without solutions. This is what we have with electric cars. Pollution-free, guilt-free. "Free". Truly the author's dreams are coming true. Yet no one addresses where the power comes from. Is it really pollution-free? No one addresses the costs of delivery of that power. Will existing infrastructure be able to handle what I foresee as a significant increase in demand? No one addresses the availability of charging stations. Not to mention what appears to be the development of numerous different connections to the car. No one addresses the length of time it takes to get to that fully-charged 450 mile range. No one addresses the range loss that occur when temperatures hit 100+ for thirty days in Texas. AC anyone? No one addresses the costs to people of fewer means than the readers of this publication. I put 208,000+ miles on a CTS V. I replaced the starter at 207,000 miles. I sold it because I was afraid of the longevity of the supercharger. - I put 175,000 miles on a first gen CTS V. I replaced nothing. - I put 235,000 miles on a Suburban. I replaced nothing. I have 188,000 miles on a Yukon. I replaced shocks and an air compressor for the rear shocks so far. I have had others in excess of 300,000 miles with reasonable repairs on everything but the motor. There are others. The point is being that everything is **bleep**s and giggles with electric. I get that something must be done about ICE. I get that I am an ICE guy. I am old enough that I may never own an electric car. I love extended road trips. Two th three weeks at a time. Who is solving problems on the other side of the electric car development, production, and capability? Few are even addressing the questions. Fewer still are explaining them. Hagerty??????????????? ... View more

This is the kind of stuff I find thoroughly entertaining. This is hard automotive history. Does Peterson, or Willock heirs for that matter, have concerns about more detailed explanations and pictures? I realize that journalistic space and time may be limited, but I hope not at Hagerty. Or maybe we must accept this crazy legal world we live in. Warning, Most of this post is tongue-in-cheek. ... View more

I agree with the low values. They seem to be good deals. One would need a warehouse to store the truck and camper, as well as a 6 inch rear sway bar and four inch front to keep that thing stable (gentlemen, don't take all of this seriously). ... View more

It's like anything else in our world, each to his own. Not for me. I would worry about the long term reliability of a car like that. Of course, most would be garage queens, as are most Corvettes, regardless of make or model. My Z07 stays bone stock, no matter how boring. I drive it. I have any number of options for repair that all have access to the same knowledge base. With a restomod that would frequently restrict one to the shop that built it. Then you must hope that the tech that put it together is still there. ... View more

I had a bunch of struggling artists for college buddies and a brand new 74 455 Cutlass Salon.  Black, black, and black (factory lacquer).   I bought the upcoming wife a 1968  Mustang.  It was a sound car, other than it barely ran and the paint was toasted.  I took that to the wedding.  No one was any wiser.  Got it home.  Painted it, replaced the plug wires, painted some interior trim, and that car became one of the best and best looking cars I ever owned, a gorgeous metallic green with white interior and a white vinyl top.  Most important for the wife, power steering, power brakes, and A/C.   Another "should have kept it", along with my 72 455 Corvette and my 67 Olds Toronado.  However, $700/month, whether I needed it or not, only got me so far down the road.    The wife did not make the "should have kept it" list.  The maintenance budget is astronomical, but she is still beautiful and still questioning her sanity (along with her mom). ... View more

One more reason to leave Seattle. Not the best, but just one more. ... View more

Only pansies can't drive true manual transmissions in creeping traffic. Good night, all of the clutches these days are hydraulic!!!! I've been doing it since 1990 and quit noticing shortly after I took delivery of my 1990 SHO. I'm 70 now and love my 2018 Z07 manual. Even in stop and go. ... View more

I would buy that car in a heartbeat today if I could get the chips. ... View more

Aston Martin. It is a timeless design. The rest are dated. ... View more

One other thing on the comments. One must remember what years these cars are being discussed. Car design was frightful during those years. Including some of Ferrari's and the other exotics. Of course that view is in the rear view mirror. I'm no Ford lover. I do run F150 trucks, the current one as my primary car now. Z07's are not everyday cars, particularly in moderate to heavy rain, which is great for skiing in that car. Design in general changes with time, tastes, and technology. As does my six pack. ... View more

I put 335,000 miles on two engines in my 1990 SHO. I will never forget that car. It was only exceeded much later by the Cadillac V models, of which I had two that I put a ton of miles on as well. Two things. The car was a pedestrian Taurus up to 2500 rpm, when it turned into a rocket, redlining around 7000 rpm. It was fast, but ran out of torque around 140 mph. The second thing that was unbelievable to me was the track performance of that SHO. After driving my 67 Toronado as a kid, I thought with front wheel drive cars one needed a lane on either side if one was about to stomp it, not to mention rolling it right through the turn into the grass with FWD understeer. Not on the SHO. That was every bit the road car on the track that my V's were. It was even more fun baiting BMW's. It is still a mystery to me how they did that. Yamaha did a fantastic job with that engine and was worthy of supercar use. Ford gave them a block, they gave them high tech hp back. It was easily modded, although at some expense, and another 100 hp could be found. Which I did and it was driveable. The downside to the engine? Every 60,000 miles the valves needed adjusting. Those valves up against the firewall were bears. A buddy of mine finally convinced me to let him do it. He dropped the motor and adjusted the valves. From a time perspective it was close to breakeven between my time time spent on that back side and his time spent dropping the engine, on a lift, of course. Ford at least did that one right. They have spent time and money to do so, but they have the Mustang working now, and sales reflect it. I would own one were it not for my Z07. ... View more

Looks like 5 barns full of biggg and expensiveee projects. ... View more

Detroit is dead. They do not understand the future of the electric car. Fortunately, if you want to buy cars that work in the future, then Toyota gets it. There will be others, but not Detroit. One cannot kill IC without an understanding of what the practicalities of electric are. As with everything else we will soon be outsourcing almost 90% of the US car business overseas. I hope the foreign manufacturers remain allies. ... View more

Whatever comes in a 2022/23 Z07, CT5V, or Escalade V. ... View more

Didn't learn anything from watching the video. I would assume that Hagerty would be on this. No one else is. ... View more

Why? ... View more

Liked the article. As usual you get me thinking. Soooooo 1. Will traditional dimensioned automobiles ever make a comeback? Ford says no. 2. Will piston engines ever go completely away, say in the next 20 years. We have several that say yes. I struggle with the intricasies of cross country travel. In and out of a gas station in 10 minutes. In an out of a charger in two or three hours at best. Spend the night at a hotel along with 500 or so of your favorite guests. How does that work? ... View more

We can argue all day the merits of gas/electric. It will be a long time before I will purchase an electric vehicle. Why? Road trips. Good luck convincing me there will be any type of charging structure that will allow for road trips. However, back on the E150 forum a simple question was asked, and I quote " OldRoad, ‎20-05-2021 12:40 AM, What are the potential service costs of these coal powered EVs? Everyone got wrapped up in "coal powered". Of course no information was ever offered about the potential service costs. I would like an educated guess on charging costs. I would like an educated guess on service costs. I have seen somewhere between nothing and nada on the cost of running these things. Except for the usual tires/shocks I have no experience with any of these costs. From all I can tell, there are no costs associated with these vehicles. I buy one and my troubles are over. Does Ford or Chevrolet say anything about these costs? Does anyone say anything about these costs? Hagerty, are you talking? There is plenty of "traveling salesman" here. When do we see some hard discussion? ... View more

Solvents and oils are known brain cancer problems as well. I have had two buddies go that way. I like fire extinguishers. No question that should be on the list. ... View more

It would be nice to read a technical article on tire evolution over the years. ... View more

In addition, manual is still an excellent form of theft protection. ... View more

Where is the fun if there is no mystery involved? Great green globs of greasy, grimy gopher guts, Marinated monkey meat. Little dirty birdie feet. Pounds and pounds of putrified porpoise puss...... And me without my spoon ... View more

I fill up with gasoline, go inside, and fill up one of the supersize fountain drink cups with ice. I will then purchase a diet root beer (which exist in the land of unicorns these days), or diet pepsi if I can find no unicorns, pour it in and enjoy that. Then I will suck ice. It keeps me alert regardless of how many hours I have been on the road. On occasion I will buy sunflower seeds. Getting to the seed keeps me working and accomplishes the same thing. I did a quick 800 miles last week. Otherwise I never travel with snacks. ... View more

I agree with that. But who needs brains with money? ... View more

I'm thinking there are bound to be other things that really needed updating or replacing that would be encountered with the dash off. But congratulations. Progress is progress, and maybe over time the smell goes away. ... View more

Yeah but..........you will have a ton of fun driving that thing once you can steer it. Make sure there is no play between the rag joint and pitman arm. ... View more

No AMC?????? No excuses!!!!!! I wouldn't buy one, but they produced some damn interesting cars. I suggest a follow-up story on AMC. If none were there a copy of the registry will suffice for evidence, but a follow-up story is still in order. ... View more

The exercise was well worth the time spent. It adds a bunch of knowledge as to how to approach things. The little tricks. It's like my garage. I have a bunch of spare parts, metal, etc. that I absolutely do not need. But every now and then........... I can be bad about throwing parts at a car and missing what was really wrong with it. More than once. It is irritating. I like the approach. I can vouch that removing and reinstalling dashboards is something best left to highly skillld mentally ill people ... View more

You know, Cadillac was the standard of the world at one point. Offering big boat luxury cars loaded with new technology. Then everyone knows what happened next. After a few fits and starts, they have come roaring back. They earned it. I have owned a 2005 and a 2010 V. I am70 years old, now have a 2018 Z07, and thinking I would like a Blackwing. Both of my other V's were excellent highway cars, maybe the best (I'm thinking of my 67 Toronado now). They would soak up the miles in a controlled fashion. They increased my testosterone levels. Of course so does my Z07, but it is awful on the highway. Loud, rough, darty, but the 65 year old girls love it. People say how ugly this car is. I don't necessarily buy for looks. I buy for interest. I always end up liking the looks. I am in it for the long haul. 325,000 miles on a Taurus SHO (I ordered without ever having driven one, much less a Taurus of any kind), 175,000 on my 2005 V (bought it sight unseen and again, had never driven one, much less a CTS. 208,000 on my 2010 V. Cadillac has their head screwed on straight. GM has no head to screw. I bet I end up with a Blackwing and one less Z07. Then we will watch GM explode right back into bankruptcy. The electric car will be their undoing. Too late to the party. Someone has to feed us car heads. Who knows? ... View more

Discrimination. ... View more

I'm with Jack here. Let get the fringe collectors involved. It might turn into an interesting car show. Just make sure to invite a bail bondsman. I would like to see how Hagerty underwrites these. A plus is I can buy one, then get myself shot. Just one more way to get home. I did not know it could be so easy. If we can't have fun, what can we have? ... View more

Thank goodness for this new knowledge. It will "cut" my restoration efforts by weeks. On a more serious note, thank you. I enjoy reading your columns and following your way-too-many projects underway at the same time. ... View more

Great piece!!! I learned a long time ago that in order to buy performance I may have to put up with some slight shortcomings in looks. Kind of like the woman who cooks, cleans, goes fishing and hunting, has sex drive but only average looks. I will take average looks every time in my old age. Because in her old age her looks will be dated anyway. Much like all car designs. ... View more

A simple and very elegant solution to the problem is to build a bigger garage. Mine was a requirement. The Queen expected to park inside under all conditions. A definition of conditions was not in her wheelhouse. On top of that I had to air condition/heat because The Queen could not understand the reason for the temperature differential between the house and the garage. Nor could she understand why she could not open the hatch on her Yukon XL inside of the garage. Nor could she understand why she had to be careful of the cars or walls, which meant more space. So, my five cars, trainset, radial arm saw, wheel barrow, golf clubs and miscellaneous parts (including some I have no car for them to fit), other household items typically garaged, etc. ended up at 1700+ square feet with 10 and 14 foot ceilings (a lift and serious shelving was needed). Seemed like a good idea at the time but now it needs to be cleaned out. Go figure. I am still trying to understand who Pavlov is. ... View more

One thing Studebaker did was try hard. They really had some good lookers as they marched toward the end. ... View more