Buying and Selling Classic Cars

Did you know?

The best buys on Classic Cars happens very quickly. A seller decides that he/she would like to sell their Classic Car and before it can be posted to a website a Listing Agent such as All About Detail has already communicated with buyers looking for such cars.

Why is this important to you?

If you are selling or buying you should want to keep abreast of what Classic Cars are selling for, the current market trends. One of the best ways to do that is by going to All About Detail facebook business page  All About Detail - Facebook ;-) , hit the "like this" button. From that point on you will receive updates on our latest Classic Cars for sale, our latest Cars sold, asking prices, and cars that are being sought after by our clients.

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1967 Corvette Stingray 427 390hp
Top Flight Award
$109,000

1964 Chevelle Malibu SS L74
Very Rare
$59,900

1948 Sunbeam S7 Deluxe
Just $18,700

1950 GMC Panel Truck
Only $14,900

1949 Cadilliac 62 Series
Gorgeous!
$24,750

1971 Bremmen Maxi Taxi
1 of 500
$4,999

2003 Ferrari 360
Convertible
$97,995

2012 Bugatti Veyron 16.4
WOW!
$2,200,000

1930 Ford Model A Roaster
All Steel
$39,900

1963 Impala SS 409
All original survivor
$59,900

1937 Auburn Cord
812 Westchester Coupe
$54,995

1951 Ford Business Coupe
Modified
$49,500

1929 Ford Model A
Sports Coupe
$34,100

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Thank you
Larry FitzGibbon

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Car Rodeo on Rodeo Drive, a Real Round Up!

Article by Larry FitzGibbon 

Rodeo Drive is a wonderful street in Lakewood Ranch. It is lined with wonderful boutiques, shops, coffee depots and restaurants. Wednesday night the gorgeous streets were lined with some beautiful Classic Cars and the weather could not have been better. 

" Lance's Cruizin to The Hop" had, as usual,  organized a nice car get together. The music-oldies, were playing. The lawn chairs were filled with car owners hanging out with friends near their beautiful cars. All of the restaurants were busy as were the shops and the streets were filled and had a nice buzz of people having a good time. 

My wife and I ate at Ed's Tavern. The food and service was great and it was filled with car enthusiasts. 

All and all it was a great way to spend the evening. I want to share some of the cars. 

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Steady Special ~ A Love Story

What is new from the other side of the Pond? My good friend submitted this Love Story

FAMOUS FORMER OWNER AND A VERY ‘SPECIAL’ LANCIA REUNITED AT AUTOSPORT INTERNATIONAL 2014 AFTER ALMOST SIXTY YEARS

The ex-Ronald ‘Steady’ Barker 1934 Lancia Astura makes its UK public début at Autosport International as the ‘Steady Special’, the car its owner redesigned almost 60 years ago

Currently undergoing complete restoration in Thornley Kelham’s workshops and, in the best coachbuilding tradition, soon to sport a bespoke body, the 1934 Lancia Astura ‘Steady Special’, once belonging to Autocar road tester and star columnist ‘Steady’ Barker, is unveiled at Autosport International 2014.

The Steady Special is no ordinary classic car: it is a piece of British as well as Italian automotive history. Steady Barker purchased it as a mammoth six-seat limousine and chopped almost four feet out of the chassis, replacing the limo body with a lighter, enclosed sports racer shell, fronted by a modified DB2 bonnet. This is the very car he drove to an interview for the position as Autocar's road tester in 1955, later securing the job as road test editor; he also raced it in the early Fifties.

Having lived a romantic life of varied fortunes, much like Steady himself, the car was delivered to specialist restorer Thornley Kelham’s premises in Gloucestershire in 2012. They were chosen by the Lancia’s current owner, classic car enthusiast and Guild of International Engineering Specialists founder Michael Scott.

“Our brief was to return the car to its original splendour, as well as turn Steady’s original design sketches of some sixty years ago into reality,” says Wayne Kelham, one of Thornley Kelham’s directors. “This has required a full restoration, including engine, suspension, gearbox and brakes. We are bringing the car back to life, including the fabrication of an all-aluminium body based on Steady’s sketches, turned into reality with the help of the latest technology, using the expertise of Stuart Brown of 3D Engineering.”

The car, fittingly unveiled at Autosport International (which, like Autocar, is part of the Haymarket publishing titles) will soon be ready to be driven again by Steady Barker, almost sixty years later. “I test drove the driving chassis in November, and was happy with the way the car responded; I cannot wait to see it, completed in all but details, at Autosport,” said Steady Barker. Big celebrations are planned for Steady’s 94th birthday in April, when the finished Steady Special will be a suitable carriage for the occasion.

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Coffee, Donuts, Cars ~ Yum Yum!

What did you do this Wednesday morning? Did it have to do with cars?

A week had gone by and it was time for another trip to the bakery. So I forced myself to go get a great cup of coffee and doughnut. While I was there I meet some really great car enthusiast, handed out a few business cards, and of course took some photos of great cars. ( see all the photos )

What I like best about this setting is the relaxed atmosphere. No trophies here just coffee, doughnuts, cars and great car stories. It doesn't get better than that.

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If you want to sell one of your cars you will be please to find that we do not charge for listing with us. 

Call me for the details.

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Would you like to be able to Fold Up your car?

A tiny revolutionary fold-up car designed in Spain's Basque country as the answer to urban stress and pollution was unveiled Tuesday before hitting European cities in 2013.

The "Hiriko," the Basque word for "urban," is an electric two-seater with no doors whose motor is located in the wheels and which folds up like a child's collapsible buggy, or stroller, for easy parking.

Dreamt up by Boston's MIT-Media lab, the concept was developed by a consortium of seven small Basque firms under the name Hiriko Driving Mobility, with a prototype unveiled by European Commission president Jose Manuel Barroso.


Demonstrating for journalists, Barroso clambered in through the fold-up front windscreen of the 1.5-metre-long car.

"European ideas usually are developed in the United States. This time an American idea is being made in Europe," consortium spokesman Gorka Espiau told AFP.

Its makers are in talks with a number of European cities to assemble the tiny cars that can run 120 kilometers (75 miles) without a recharge and whose speed is electronically set to respect city limits.

They envision it as a city-owned vehicle, up for hire like the fleets of bicycles available in many European cities, or put up for sale privately at around 12,500 euros.

Several cities have shows interest, including Berlin, Barcelona, San Francisco and Hong Kong. Talks are under way with Paris, London, Boston, Dubai and Brussels.

The vehicle's four wheels turn at right angles to facilitate sideways parking in tight spaces.
The backers describe the "Hiriko" project as a "European social innovation initiative offering a systematic solution to major societal challenges: urban transportation, pollution and job creation."

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V3 Report

For Immediate Release 1/26/2012  

V3 Report focuses on classic cars celebrating their birthday in 2012

Second issue of the most flexible compendium of UK classic car auction activities is out 

The January issue of the V3 Report is now available. The new compendium, comprising of values, statistics and charts/graphs as well as a commentary on the state of the classic car market, is a valuable tool for anybody who wishes to have a panoramic view of market trends, values and sales. It also focuses on specific popular marques and the most interesting trending phenomena of the month. 

  

The January edition covers: 

Section I: January sales, by model, price, and auction house; includes percentage of sale vs offer.

 

Section II: Popular marques (by market share), showing performance (2006-2010 by year, plus Jan figures). 

Section III: ‘Card/discard’ of the month: every month a model will be chosen for its particularly good or poor performance. This month, the Ford Capri. 

Section IV: Models and brands which celebrate a birthday in 2012 and their trends over the last five years. 

Section V: A commentary on the month, the state of the market in the UK and how it compares with other markets. 

The V3 has been conceived as a tool for the classic car enthusiast and/or owner, as well as the dealer and specialist. It is a comprehensive manual to help decide which models may make the soundest investment, and keep an eye on best cars’ index of desirability. Unlike other generic reports, the V3 can fulfil individual queries on an ad-hoc basis as an additional service. Prices start at £10 (plus VAT)* for a full report. 

*the offer is intended for business/personal use only: the report is not to be reproduced, printed for/forwarded, sold or sent to third parties.

 

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Most Expensive Cars 2012

The Bugatti Veyron Super Sport

shatters land-speed--and pricing--records.

  

Porsche 918 Spyder     Price $845,000 

  

SSC Tuatara     Price $970,000 

 

Maybach Landaulet     Price: $1.4 million

Aston Martin One-77     Price: $1.4 million

 2012 Koenigsegg Agera R   Price: $1.7 million   

Zenvo ST1     Price 1.8 Million

 

 

 Ferrari 599XX     Price: Rumored in excess of $2 million.

Bugatti Veyron Supersport  Price: $2.6 million

 

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Why would anyone buy a Classic Car or Truck? Aren't they money pits?

All About Detail Classic Car News always advises our readers to be careful when purchasing a Classic. You need to do research. The question is " aren't they money pits?". The answer is no! If you purchase correctly or with an entrepreneurial spirit.

 Entrepreneurial spirit you ask? 

Here's an example. Last fall my wonderful wife rented anniversary present for me. Rented? Yes, she rented a Classic Car. A sweet little 1978 Alpha Romeo Spider. This classic Italian chariot packs a two liter, over-head cam engine with dual Weber carburetors.  She rented this Classic in Charlottesville, VA. at the foot hills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, just a few mile from the winding Blue Ridge Parkway. Top down, fall foliage, winding roads, dual Webers and a beautiful Classic. I love that woman!

The entrepreneur renting these cars, Sport Car Rentals, had five other cars like it. They rent for $110/day. Wouldn't you say that he has the best of three worlds? He lives in the beautiful foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, has 6 Classic Cars, and earns money doing it. My point is, he has purchased 6 Classics and they are not money pits.

Here's another example of  entrepreneur know when buying a Classic Car. I found this on the internet

For just $50 and $70 per hour, plus $150 to $200 for the first half-hour, Haynes Chauffeuring will take you for a tour of  San Diego in Style. This rolling museum cost $70,000 to restore but at those prices the owner should recover his price in no time, and better yet he owns a piece of history and it is not a money pit.

Please review the internet article for other ideas on how to utilize a Classic Vehicle @   http://editorial.autos.msn.com/most-unusual-tourist-vehicles#1


So why would anyone buy a Classic Car or Truck?

• They love Classics
• They have done their research well and know that a return on investment is possible 
• They have an entrepreneurial spirit and want to see the a Classic doing what it does best, ride. 

Don't let anyone convince you that a Classic Car or Truck is a money pit!


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Chasing Classic Cars II “The Viking”

 

Chasing Classic Cars II “The Viking”

This time a road trip brings me to The Metal Works in Dewart, PA. This is artist Victor Yordy’s place of business. Being aware of Victor’s amazing work via articles and photos, I was invited to see for myself. I was not to be disappointed!

Victor Yordy is an artist. Art made of sheet metal bent into cars. He fixes old pieces of art, i.e. classic cars and he at times creates new pieces of art. Today, he has invited me to take a look at his latest work. It is not a prototype and is not a concept car. It is a “One of a Kind”.

Victor is completing this piece of art on commission. When finished, it will find its way to the home of a California man who plans on driving its wheels off. The owner and Victor have named the car “The Viking”. It will be a 2011” The Viking”.

The Viking is half complete. All the metal is straight, the fittings are right. Victor reports that it has an F 150 Ford truck motor, 6 Weber Carburetors and a Mustang 5 speed transmission with a Ford rear. Its wheels are 54 Buick hubs and brakes and Buick wheels. It will produce 426 HP. That should produce a bit of dust up. It hasn’t been decided at this time what paint to use, if any. He and the owner have discussed just buffing it to a high sheen.  

2011 "The Viking

I asked Victor how he learned this craft. He said that he is self taught, that he began as a 14 year old and has been at it ever since. He loves his trade and would not change places with anyone.

Victor’s shop is full of memorabilia. It is a photo journey with pictures of him and celebrities such as Jay Leno hanging on all of the inches of the walls.

 Victor was proud to share that this picture of himself and Jay> It was taken because they had both entered cars into the Pebble Beach Car Show under the Best of Paint category and that Mr. Leno’s car placed second.  

I hated leaving Victor’s place. It was so stimulating and inspiring. However, it was time for me to return home and plan the next road trip.

If you find yourself in the Dewart PA area stop in and visit Victor’s shop. You too will not be disappointed. Tell him Larry sent you! 

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“Socializing with a Purpose” Classic Cars Business on Facebook"

2004 Lamborghini Gallardo

I have recently been introduced to Facebook . Better yet I have introduced myself to this Social Network Group.  

My purpose for taking this plunge was based on overflowing evidence that in order to make a splash with a newly formed website, this Social Networking Group and others like it, were key to popularity and in the cyber world popularity equals hits. By the way hits equal money.

So, I set out to learn about a cyber world and its language. I want to share with my readers what I have learned thus far and how this pertains to the Classic Car Business. 

Facebook is truly designed for socializing. So learning to use it as vehicle for selling is a bit tricky. I found four different ways in which people are using this cyber tool:

1. People who are lonely and are looking to make friends. I am sure that it can help such people. I am also sure that this can be a very dangerous use of this tool. My advice is to stay away from using it for that purpose.
2. People who like to communicate with their friends. The ability to chat with several friends at once, share ideas, compare schedules, and share movies, books, ideas and even photos. This is great for a person without other things to occupy their time.
3. People who are looking for long lost friends. Personally I think that for the most part, people who use this tool for that purpose will be mostly disappointed. I recall years ago, before Facebook, I found an old Navy buddy by letting my fingers do the walking. Once we connected, I found that I had real fond memories of him but he hardly knew me and my memories of him were better than the reality of him. Go figure.
4. Then there are People, like me who want to network with others so we can further our business interests. You advertise for me I’ll advertise for you. You do this and I’ll do that. This is what I call “socializing with a purpose”. You still have to schmooze but both parties are aware of the motivation and it is okay.

The problem you have if you are a number four like me, is finding the other number fours and then ridding yourself of the 1’s, 2’s and 3’s without insulting anyone. Remember the key is to be popular.

This is how I have proceeded so far. When I first signed up for Facebook like everyone I put out my invitations for friends to all of my e-mail contacts. I happened to have quite a few of these, having the e-mail addresses of the owners of Classic Cars who had used my  Free Classic Car Listings. This helped me accumulate over 80 connections quickly. The problem was that now I had at least 70 individuals who were connected to me and were not connected for the same purpose I had in mind.

That makes a mess for anyone trying to conduct business. You are now getting notification about birthdays, people who want to play cyber games, people wanting you to answer questions, you are told about their favorite bands, bars, about last nights party, their latest tattoos, who is getting married, who is pregnant, and on and on. In the mean time there are 10 of the eighty who want to “socialize with a purpose”. They want to schmooze a bit, find good business associates, and promote their businesses.

So I started up a “Group”. I called the group Classic Car Lug Nuts hoping to attack individuals that were either in the Classic Car business or in businesses that fed from the Classic Car business. Here again though, without being very selective which means turning individuals down running this risk of unpopularity, I found I had too many of the unproductive kind of connections.

I then formed another group and called it All About Details Friends. I hand picked from the Classic Car Lug Nuts Group individuals who had indicated that they were interested, like me, in schmoozing a bit but they consider this “socializing with a purpose”. Finally I have Facebook friends. (See some of  my friends: Classic Cars Only )

I am now told that want I really want to do is use Facebook as a website and gather a following. If any of my readers out would like to take me through the step by step process of setting up Facebook as a webpage I would appreciate it. In fact I would like to “socialize with a purpose” with them.

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How to Buy a Classic Car at Auction

No. 1 rule: Do your homework



This elegant 1966 Continental four door convertible as an excellent buy at the Toronto auction selling for $20,000 including the 10 per cent buyers fee charged by the auction.

Photograph by: Alyn Edwards, CNS

 Anybody with any interest in classic cars has tuned into the Barrett-Jackson auctions carried live on television to witness the excitement and high drama of some of the most beautiful vehicles from our past, changing hands.

Classic vehicles selling in less than five minutes on the auction block represents an instant appraisal of what that car, truck or motorcycle is really worth.

It’s what the vendor will sell the car for and what the most motivated purchaser will pay. Sometimes there are incredible bargains for alert bidders. But few of those viewing this apparent free for all spending extravaganza would consider buying a car this way.

I wonder why because there are a number of great classic car auctions in Canada featuring wonderful vehicles. The spring and fall Collector Car Productions auctions held at Toronto’s International Centre are the largest in the country with Harold Henninger’s Car Crazy spring and fall auctions coming in second.
The auctions held at Abbotsford’s Tradex Centre hold third place. So what should you do to buy a car at a collector car auction?

“Do your homework, that’s the number one thing,” says Dan Spendick who heads up Toronto’s Collector Car Productions.

Spendick, a 16-year veteran classic vehicle auctioneer, encourages buyers to carefully research everything about the vehicle they want to buy, know in advance exactly what they’re looking for and what they should pay.

The Internet is a primary tool for research. Just paste the year make and model of the car, truck or motorcycle that you are looking for and see what’s offered for sale by vendors all over North America. You can also check the websites of auction companies like Spendick’s Classic Car Productions, Car Crazy Classic Car Auctions in Calgary, Barrett- Jackson, Mecum’s and others to see what similar cars have sold for. Auction results are typically posted on these websites immediately after sales.

The N.A.D.A. (National Automobile Dealers Association) classic car value book is a very handy reference tool and classic vehicle values can be checked online on the N.A.D.A website.

Harold Henninger, who has done a total of 19 classic car auctions in Calgary averaging 225 vehicles going across the auction block in his spring and fall sales, urges people to spend as much time as necessary to carefully check out all aspects of a potential purchase before waving their bidder’s card at an auction.
“Buy quality. You can always resell a quality vehicle because there will always be a market for it,” Henninger says. Henninger also suggests people invest in convertibles and he actively recruits drop top vehicles for his sale.

“Convertibles have always been a blue chip investment. They can be worth three times as much as a hardtop but don’t cost much more to restore. When the top goes down, the price goes up,” he says. When buying at auctions. You must add the buyers’ fee that is usually 10 per cent of the ‘hammered’ price and five per cent GST.

If you live in a province where there is sales tax, that is paid when you register the vehicle. Also factor in transportation costs. If you buy a car at an auction in Toronto and live in Vancouver, the cost of transporting the vehicle can range from $1,000 to $2,000. Art Carty and Peter Fawcett operate Canada’s oldest classic car dealership and restoration shop called Fawcett Motor Carriage in Whitby – 30 minutes east of Toronto. The company has been buying and selling cars at auctions since the business began in 1964. They urge buyers to be very prudent in deciding what kind of classic vehicle they want.

“Find the kind of classic vehicle you think you want to own and drive it. You may change your mind after you’ve been behind the wheel or that may reinforce your decision to acquire that type of classic vehicle” Peter Fawcett says.

Art Carty says it’s a matter of buyers getting completely educated before they make the purchase. They may own the vehicle a long time and it should be a good experience. Fawcett Motor Carriage sells all its classic cars with a full six-month mechanical warranty so buyers of classic vehicles won’t be hit with bills to repair unforeseen mechanical problems.

The best way to get into the hobby and buy the classic vehicle you always wanted is to start by attending auctions, seeing what’s being offered, doing research on the vehicle of your choice and then get a bidder’s card.

There may be a great classic car at a bargain price waiting for you right now.

Alyn Edwards is a partner in Peak Communicators, a Vancouver-based public relations company.

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Do you like Art? Do you like Car Art?

Very rarely will we repeat an article. This is the exception. This article was posted long before we had any type of following. We would like to now introduce Hugo Prado to our readers and our followers. He is certainly worth the attention. 

All About Detail Classic Car News
Press Release  2/18/2011 

  HUGO PRADO with Jay Leno 

Born in 1952, Hugo Prado grew up in Miraflores a West Coast surfing suburb of Lima-Peru, South America. His main passion, other than car races and surfing, was drawing. Hugo's father, Carlos, was a race car driver and responsible for importing vehicles, such as VOLVO's, BMW's, FIAT's, etc. into Peru. "I was the most popular kid in our neighborhood”, Hugo comments, “since my father Carlos would bring a different car from work everyday"

After working as an illustrator in advertising, Hugo realized his life-long dream in 1989, when he decided to leave commercial art to become a full-time automotive artist and founded AutomotiveFineArt.com working in acrylic and watercolors sprayed through the airbrush. His original paintings usually take anywhere from three months to a year to complete. The 1931 Duesenberg and the Dale Earnhardt each took a year to complete.

His work can be seen on MOTORWEEK, and his prints have been sold on TV on QVC and auctioned by "The World Leader of Collector Car Auctioneers " KRUSE INTERNATIONAL. Among Hugo's noted collectors is JAY LENO, of the Tonight Show.

Our “in-house publishing capabilities” allows Hugo to publish his own limited edition Giclees on spectacular 8 color process. Being the artist he can match the color of his original art on all the published prints as no one can. 

"As an artist, I understand the meaning of quality and service. I provide my collectors with the best quality, from the original painting all the way to shipping”. This degree of commitment is part of what makes Hugo Prado's limited edition art prints so valuable.

Hugo Prado is available for private and corporate commissions. Galleries and collectors interested in commissions or in purchasing the prints please contact:

AutomotiveFineArt.com
9341 N. Nyberg Rd.
Hayward, WI 54843-6635
Phone: (715) 580-0404
E-mail: sales@automotivefineart.com
Web site: http://www.AutomotiveFineArt.com

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Is the Gas Going Out of Classic Cars?

With the increase in prices and the introduction of ethanol into the fuel, the combustion engine is under assault and is about to run out of gas. 

As a lover of the Classic Car I have a deep interest in what is happening with the price of fuel. Why? 

To understand just how much of attack our classics are under just pick up one of the highly published car magazines, such as Motor Trend or Automotive Magazine and notice the acclimates You have to know when they start touting the 0-60's or the 1/4miles, or the bizarre combined HP and ft. lbs. of these whining electric magnets it may be time to get concerned about the future of Classic Cars as we have known them. 

In the very near future the gas combustion engine, the engines that have been the work horses, the engines that carried lovers to lover’s lane and to A & W’s for most of a century now will give way to the electric transporter. As for me I find a Segway, the two wheel green mailman transporters to be more interesting. 

How is demise of the combustion engine coming about? Why is government not stepping in with the price gouging? Why is Exxon not worried? The answers to those questions are complicated and multilayered yet simple, money.

We will never know exactly why just like we will never know why the stock market climbs and at the same time the price of gas climbs and unemployment climbs. We can be sure though that of the banks, the investment companies, the government and the gas companies are not done stripping the rest of our hard earn savings from us.

My best advice is while you can afford to and while you can still purchase fuel that a Classic Car can run on, get that car that you have always wanted, take her to lover’s lane, enjoy a stop at an A & W and run the wheels off of it.

The time for combustion engine is running out of gas and you and I have an obligation to enjoy ever last minute of it.

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