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The varied resources we provide cover both domestic and import vehicles. Some information we offer is significant for all vehicle enthusiasts, while other data is more relevant to owners of specific makes and models.
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Celebrating West Virginia Motorsports History
Grassroots and bootstraps strategies were used by early racing pioneers in West Virginia beginning in the 1930s. Tom Adamich, co-author of the auto racing entry in the West Virginia Encyclopedia and other related articles/publications will profile several events and...
Preserve the history of your car … electronically.
Want to keep track of the history of your car and preserve it's provenance? That's what inspired Julio Saiz to create The Motor Chain. What if… There was A better way to manage, preserve, share and transfer the history of your classic vehicle throughout its...
Little Known Yet Important Facts You Need to Know About Collector Car Insurance
You may be aware of some fundamental differences between Collector Car Insurance and traditional auto insurance such as limited usages, mileage and agreed value. However, there are other important nuances you should question when you compare insurance providers....
Restoring an Air-Cooled Porsche
Paradoxically, restoring an air-cooled Porsche 911 can be both easier and more difficult than restoring a more conventional car. Easier because, quite frankly, they’re in some ways simpler—no cooling system with hoses, radiators, and water pumps to worry about. More...
Putting the “Sports” in Sports Cars
Skip McGoun has presented and published on the history and culture of finance as well as automobile history and culture and served as area chair of the Vehicle Culture Section of the Popular Culture Association. He considers the two senses of the word "Sports" -...
How to Achieve a Successful Restoration of Your Collector Car
The most common complaint we hear from restoration shop managers about so-called “restored” vehicles is that often being restored correctly when problems arise. Vehicle owners are dismayed after they get the bad news and have already spent tens of thousands of dollars...
VICARI AUCTION Generates over $8 MILLION in sales at it Biloxi Event during Cruisin’ the Coast
Vicari Auction Company experienced record sales numbers, the highest number of registered bidders as well as its largest crowd of paid spectators ever during its collector car auction held at the Mississippi Coliseum & Convention Center, Biloxi, MS, October 4-7,...
Attention Drivers, Racers & Show Go-ers
A stretch of U.S. 340 near Harpers Ferry, where the Shenandoah and Potomac rivers merge, is scheduled to temporarily close on September 12 for a rockslide repair project. The West Virginia Department of Highways expects the project to be completed by Dec. 11. This is...
1968 Ford Shelby GT500KR Mustang Offered At Vicari Auction
This 1968 Ford Shelby GT500KR Mustang convertible will be offered during the Vicari Auction taking place Oct. 4-7, 2023 at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum & Convention Center in Biloxi, Mississippi. Lot S953 is a 1 of 1...
The Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance
The 72nd Annual Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance featured 216 of the most exciting, rare, and eye-catching cars ever seen, hailing from 18 countries and 30 states. Set on the 18th fairway at the Pebble Beach Links, the Concours offers a stunning backdrop for some of...




