How to Keep Your Collector Car Alive

How to Keep Your Collector Car Alive
Author: Josh B. Malks
Publisher: Motorbooks International
Total Pages: 160
Release: 2008
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 9780760332900

Expert advice, practical instructions, handy tips, and down-to-earth solutions for the day-to-day challenges of keeping a collector car in pristine condition and running right.

The Classic Car Book

The Classic Car Book
Author: Andrew Noakes
Publisher: Haynes Publications
Total Pages: 175
Release: 2006
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 9781844252312

In an age of technically complex cookie-cutter cars, the classic car scene is flourishing, and many owners are now running classics as everyday cars. This extensively illustrated book provides the reader with all the information needed to choose, run and maintain a practical classic car, whether the owner is fanatical about preserving originality, or wishes to modernize a classic to improve reliability and practicality. It is essential reading for anyone contemplating ownership of their first classic car, and for existing owners who wish to maximize their enjoyment of the classic car scene.

The Savvy Guide to Buying Collector Cars at Auction

The Savvy Guide to Buying Collector Cars at Auction
Author: James C. Mays
Publisher: Indy Tech Publishing
Total Pages: 206
Release: 2005-09
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 9780790613222

Dropping GBP2-GBP5,000 on a car at an auction is something many of us don't do very often. This work helps you through the process, from understanding the role of the auctioneer, to local and federal laws you need to be aware of. It includes topics such as: Scoping out the Competition; Financing; Legal Issues Auction Rules; and What to Expect.

How to Enjoy Your Retirement

How to Enjoy Your Retirement
Author: Tricia Wagner
Publisher: Publisher:VanderWyk&Burnham
Total Pages: 292
Release: 2006
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781889242286

A book about retirement that leaves financial worries to other books and simply focuses on enjoyable ways to spend time.

The NextGen Guide to Car Collecting

The NextGen Guide to Car Collecting
Author: Robert C. Yeager
Publisher: Motorbooks International
Total Pages: 194
Release: 2022-12-06
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 076037337X

The NextGen Guide to Car Collecting is a one-stop, detailed guide to emerging collector cars from the 1970s to today for both new and experienced collectors.

Secrets of the Barn Find Hunter

Secrets of the Barn Find Hunter
Author: Tom Cotter
Publisher: Motorbooks
Total Pages: 210
Release: 2022-04-19
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 0760372985

Join “The Barn Find Hunter” Tom Cotter for a thrilling, illustrated behind-the-scenes look at how he deploys his well-honed auto-archaeology skills to ferret out amazing collector car stashes. Since 2016, author Tom Cotter has been The Barn Find Hunter for an ongoing series sponsored by Hagerty Classic Insurance and found on their popular YouTube channel. Since that time, Cotter and crew have filmed more than 100 episodes throughout the US and even visited the UK. Some of Cotter’s most popular episodes have views in excess of 5 million! Cotter has uncovered everything from pre-WWII classics to postwar exotics like Porsche, Jaguar, and Ferrari. He’s a dyed-in-the-wool car guy, and the collectors he finds can’t resist sharing their treasure and revealing the stories behind their stashed cars. In Secrets of the Barn Find Hunter, Cotter gives you an entertaining and informative look at how he works his barn-find magic, offering tips, hard-won perspectives, and why the thrill of discovery never dies in his pursuit of the next “lost” car. The book is illustrated throughout with images from his most epic finds. Attend any auction or any car show and it’s immediately clear that collectors cannot get enough of barn-find and survivor vehicles and the stories behind them. In Secrets of the Barn Find Hunter, Cotter takes you along for what has been the ride of his lifetime.

How to Modify Your Retro or Classic Car for High Performance

How to Modify Your Retro or Classic Car for High Performance
Author: Daniel Stapleton
Publisher: David and Charles
Total Pages: 542
Release: 2016-06-22
Genre:
ISBN: 1845849892

There are four crucial aspects of a classic car’s performance: straight-line top speed, cornering speed, acceleration, and braking. This book’s detailed guidance shows you how to improve each of these, whether for more enjoyable day-to-day use, or for a diverse range of classic motorsport.