Storing - Hagerty Lifestyle

First, try to store your car in a location that is free of rodents. Second, remain vigilant in visiting, cleaning, and running your vehicle as often as possible. Many collectors suggest surrounding Continue reading >>

I store a '74 Urraco in a dry mini warehouse and the car rarely sees rain. However, Atlanta is very humid. Should I spray a rust inhibitor in the front large area trunk and under the rear normal trunk? If so, can you recommend a product?

Rather than coating the car in any way, place desiccants in the storage area and in the car to absorb the moisture to prevent rust, mold and mildew. You can find desiccants in small plastic" Continue reading>>

I'm building a new climate-controlled garage. What should the ideal humidity be?

Humidity can kill collector cars. At minimum, keep levels below 60 percent. Hygrometers - devices that measure humidity - can be purchased at a hardware or electronic store. There are needle Continue reading >>

A Hagerty Plus member inquired about theft prevention devices – in addition to LoJack, as his vehicles are stored in an area that has seen an increase in vehicle thefts.

There are lots of new products on the market to either deter theft (battery cut off switches, alarms, physical deterrents) as well as GPS tracking devices that will locate a stolen vehicle (with" Continue reading>>

One of our Hagerty Plus members wanted to have a general conversation on how to best look after and care for his new collector car. – both for appearance in the summer and storage in the winter.

I walked him through our website, encouraged him to use his Member Discount with Griots for products to clean & care for the car. Continue reading >>

I own a 1966 Pontiac Le Mans With Complete upgraded drive train, and big doller engine. Mice invaded it while in the shop. Head liner and carpet are bad. Are the chances that seats can also be home to the mice? I would like to know a tructed 66 Pontiac A body interior installer in my general area. Clackamas OR Close to Portland OR Local zip codes are 97015 and 97205

Yes; there is a very good chance that the mice took up residence and/or used the seats to supply themselves with nesting material. You’ll want to pull the seats and inspect them." Continue reading>>

Recently I read an article about storage facilities around the country that are more like a club but still a business - some with repair facilities. I believe I read the article in Hagerty. Does it sound familiar and if so can you please send me an email copy.

This was the Boarding Stables article on Page 38 of the Spring 2009 Hagerty's magazine, and we forwarded the issue on via email.

What auto car covers for outdoor do you recomend for 1995 chrysler le baron convertible

Thanks for your question. We don’t recommend leaving collector vehicles out of doors even with covers. Car covers for use in fully locked garages are available through many companies and we don’t" Continue reading>>

Do you have any recommendations on four-post car lifts? Or the reverse; should I stay away from any brands due to members having failures and filing claims? I am in the process of buying one and wanted your input.

We don’t actually do any specific recommendations of one brand of tool, device, lift, or oil, etc, but we can give you some points of reference to use while researching your lift.

First, Continue reading >>

Does you have an method that works for keeping mice out of a storage garage? I think I've tried about all of them!

An extermination and car clean-up expert says that things like moth balls surrounding the outside of the car in the garage, and Irish Spring, are essentially of no use. (And if you still want to" Continue reading>>

When storing for the winter, should I jack up my 1978 thunderbird to keep the weight off the tires? I'm also considering having it undercoated. Is that a good idea?

There are two schools of thought on whether to leave a car on the tires, or put jack stands under the rear axle or front suspension (thereby taking the weight off the tires).

I prefer to Continue reading >>

What is the best way to keep mice out of my car while in storage during the winter?

Instead of surrounding the outside of the car with mothballs, which we used to recommend, put D-con mice poison out (assuming of course, that no pets will be near the car in storage, of course)." Continue reading>>

I have some original tires mounted on original wheels from a 1974 Pantera. The tires were made specifically for the car so I would like to keep them to use at car shows once or twice a year. How should I store them in the meantime? Inflated or uninflated, standing upright or laying flat, UV protection, etc.

Don’t store them as if they were on the car; store them lying flat. Put something beneath and between them like heavy cardboard. You can keep them at normal air pressure, but check them before Continue reading >>

What are some of the important things I should know about storing a car, especially in a Michigan winter?

Some of the basics for storing cars in the winter include:

Fill the fuel tank at the beginning of winter to help prevent condensation, and add a fuel stabilizer (follow the instructions on" Continue reading>>

What are some of the best performing storage bags / cocoons? I need one that does a good job of keeping humidity out.

Here are a couple:

http://www.classiccarcocoon.com/index.phtml

The shop that is restoring my '74 Saab Sonett recommends building a platform in my garage to reduce future rust by creating better airflow and a vapor barrier. Is there any better way?

Building a wooden base to park the car on is not going to be cheap, and there are some slightly less expensive methods to do the same thing. The object of the exercise is to reduce the amount of" Continue reading>>

I have a 1965 Mustang Fastback that I'm going to bring home shortly. I also have two large dogs who don't like anything taking over their space in the garage. Are there any car covers that you can recommend? I love my cars, and I love my dogs.

I'm no dog whisperer, but it might be a good idea for you to take the dogs out in the car and let Continue reading >>