Our Cars

Our Cars: Rob Sass’ 1979 Alfa Romeo Spider provides lots of bang for the buck

December 11, 2012

Rob Sass, Vice President of Content at Hagerty, has been infatuated with cars since he was a kid, religiously poring over issue after issue of Road & Track and dreaming of the day he would actually own an automobile of his own. That was years – and dozens of cars – ago. His stable of classics has included several Triumphs TR6s, a 1972 Porsche 911S, a 1963 Buick Riviera and a 1967 Maserati Mistral ...
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Our Cars: James Palmer's Buick Skylark convertible

August 14, 2012

Endorsement specialist’s perfect mix is summer, ’70 Skylark and family drives
James Palmer scored his first collector car in the best way possible – his 1970 Buick Skylark convertible was given to him by his parents. OK, he actually traded for it – Mom and Dad got his 1996 Oldsmobile Ciera – but both sides were happy with the deal, and now James enjoys taking summer drives in northern Michigan with his wife and daughters, just as his family did when he was a teenager ...
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Our Cars: Kim Hagerty's '57 T-Bird

June 01, 2011

Kim Hagerty grew up in a family of automobile lovers. Her father, Frank, was a gear head who had a particular fondness for classics, and he helped each of his three children restore a car of his or her own. In 1996, she left a successful law career and returned to Traverse City, Mich., to join the family business.
Title: Chairman of the Board
Years at Hagerty: 15 years
Car: 1957 Ford Thunderbird
Background: The first car I ever owned, a 1962 Corvair Station Wagon, I restored with my dad ...
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Our Cars: Curbie

July 20, 2012

1946 ice cream truck has real curb appeal
It wasn’t exactly the “sweet ride” that Sam Porter remembered from his car-loving youth, but when he first laid eyes on the beat-up food vendor truck that he now affectionately calls “Curbie,” Porter screamed … for ice cream.
OK, so actually it was Porter’s 6-year-old daughter and her friends who screamed for ice cream ...
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Our Cars: Kacy Smith's Chevy C10

May 22, 2012

Kacy Smith isn’t your average collector car enthusiast. In addition to being a woman in a male-dominated hobby, her favorite collector vehicles are pickup trucks. “From a very young age, I was extremely interested in cars and have always had a passion for anything mechanical. Instead of playing ‘dress up’ like the other gals, I’d be in the garage working on a project with my dad. To this day, my father and I share the same passion for classic vehicles ...
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