Hagerty Magazine
Each issue profiles the people, vehicles, issues and events that make ours such a rich and dynamic hobby.
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Hagerty’s Operation Ignite! is a suite of programs designed to grow young people’s interest in collector cars and classic boating through interactive events. With entertaining activities, educational programs and hands-on participation, Operation Ignite! helps young people increase their knowledge and enthusiasm for collector automobiles and boats.
Representing more than 350,000 members in the United States and Canada, the Historic Vehicle Association (HVA) is the world's largest classic vehicle owners' organization. The HVA is committed to celebrating and advancing our automotive heritage and its place in American culture.
Founded by Hagerty, the Collectors Foundation is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to “Protect the Past. Build the Future.” by awarding scholarships and educational grants to organizations committed to hands-on education and making a difference in the lives of young people through the appeal of historic vehicles.
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In a recent video on Jay Leno’s classic car website, Jay’s Garage, Jay had a chat with Hagerty CEO McKeel Hagerty about our youth program, Operation Ignite!, and our Youth Reporter Contest. Turns out, he thinks it’s pretty cool. In fact, he even offered to hang out with the winner. So not only will ...
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Youth Judging events prior to September 1 It's been a busy year for Hagerty's Operation Ignite! youth program.Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance (Amelia Island, FL) March 14, 201019 judges between 8 and 15 years old ...
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For the first time in its three-year history, Hagerty’s Youth Judging program crossed the border into Canada for the 2010 Vancouver All- British Field Meet, the largest show of its kind in the Pacific Northwest. Boys and girls from 6 to 16 put on their judges’ caps, grabbed their clipboards and stuck ...
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For its This Car Matters movement, the Historic Vehicle Association is asking people to share their stories about special vehicles - ones that helped shape their lives and communities, and our history and heritage. Check out the videos below and if you haven’t yet shared your story, head on over to the ...
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As the summer air cools and leaves turn from green to Technicolor shades of fall, many collector cars are tucked into hibernation for the winter. Car guys look for new ways to fill the void of leisure time left behind. But what do you do, if you’re not a fan of yard work or fall sports? ...
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At the turn of the century, a woman’s place was in the home. But the automobile helped change that by setting women on the road toward greater freedom and work opportunity. Check out this timeline of automotive history highlights, design and technological firsts, that put American women in the driver’s ...
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It all started with one enthusiast, his desire to give back to the collector car community and his company’s impassioned response to a perceived need.Five years later, what began in 2004 as the Hagerty Fund has since morphed into a nationally recognized nonprofit public charitable foundation ...
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Corey was a 15-year-old who was hanging out with the wrong crowd. His parents didn’t know what to do, so they enrolled him at the House of Hope, a boarding school ministry in Traverse City, Michigan, that reconciles troubled teens with their families. “His life was a shipwreck,” says House ...
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Vocational education is alive and well. It just looks differently than it used to. So do the students. “Back when I went to school, vocational education was a dumping ground for kids who didn’t fit in anywhere else,” said Ken Hamel, an instructor at Yuba County Career Preparatory Charter ...
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