Collectible cars can be a great investment, but only if you know what to look for: The Collectible Car Portfolio SmartMoney.com By Aleksandra Todorov Published: August 23, 2007 "DICK MESSER'S PASSION for automobiles was often misunderstood, especially at home. When...
The 'family sports car' Classics | '55 Studebaker Speedster had power, looks, features aplenty October 1, 2007 BY DAN JEDLICKA Chicago Sun-Times Auto Editor "The 1955 Studebaker Speedster was called a sports car because almost any sporty American two-door auto could...
Japanese cars are greatly ignored, and that's too bad Look East, young collector October 15, 2007 BY DAN JEDLICKA Auto Editor/djedlicka@suntimes.com "So what about Japanese collector cars? Collectors and car buffs concentrate on European and American cars, especially...
'Orphan' cars coming back as collectibles Auto researcher and appraiser Kelley Blue Book named its list of the Top 10 "orphans" this week to mark the half-century anniversary of the release of the Edsel by the Ford Motor Co. on Sept. 4, 1957. The car lasted two years....
The 1970s were infamous for disco, Watergate, and some of the ugliest cars ever. But now Pacers and Pintos are becoming collectors' items www.businessweek.com August 23, 2007 by Christopher Palmeri "McKeel Hagerty began noticing the trend a few years ago. As chief...
New money from Russia, Asia and India is helping to push prices for quality collectible cars to historic highs News & Features August 30, 2007 www.businessweek.com by Keith Martin "It's been nearly 25 years since we've seen prices like this in the sports and exotic...
World's oldest running car to be auctioned By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNNMoney.com staff writer June 27 2007 "NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- A steam-powered car, billed as the oldest car in the world that still runs, will be sold in a Pebble Beach, Calif., auction in August....
Man to be reunited with '56 Thunderbird Yahoo! News Fri Jun 22, 2007 "PALO ALTO, Calif. - Ronald Leung thought he would never see his beloved 1956 Ford Thunderbird again after it was stolen from his auto-repair shop in downtown Palo Alto in 1976. But the 59-year-old...
Don't bet the farm on future value of collectible cars Bankrate.com Saturday April 21, 2007 Terry Jackson "...there are very few new cars that would appear to qualify as future collectibles. The new Shelby-themed Mustangs are natural contenders. They're pricey and...
Japanese cars become collectible International Herald Tribune By Rob Sass Published: March 30, 2007 "One of the few automotive niches where Toyota does not yet have a strong presence is the collector car market. There are signs that this may be changing: Quietly, and...