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What is a Collector Vehicle?

Jan 23, 2024

The definition of collector vehicle certainly has changed over the years. We used to term them as antiques, classics or historic vehicles but today, the industry uses the term “collector” to encompass all of these previous terms for any car, truck or motorcycle that...

Museum Visitors to Experience Trio of Automotive Marvels Assembled for First Time

Dec 21, 2023

Revs Institute® unveils “Pony Pedigree” this holiday season, a captivating exhibition that explores the legacy of the Ford GT40 and its journey to triumph at Le Mans. The exhibition’s highlight is the exceptional 1967 Ford GT40 Mark III, one of the...

Keep Them Running- The Number One Maintenance Item for Your Collector Car

Dec 20, 2023

While not typically thought of as a maintenance procedure in of itself, actually “keeping it running” helps to ensure your vehicle will continue to keep running normally well into the future.  Driving it long enough each time for the engine coolant to reach...

Tales from the Garage

Dec 11, 2023

In the pages of Garage Style Magazine, Rodney Kemerer’s Tales from the Garage column riveted readers with stories aplenty revolving around cars, but each is something anyone can relate to.  Like a sit com on TV, Tales from the Garage took...

Preserve the history of your car … electronically.

Nov 27, 2023

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...

Restoring an Air-Cooled Porsche

Nov 2, 2023

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

Oct 25, 2023

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...

VICARI AUCTION Generates over $8 MILLION in sales at it Biloxi Event during Cruisin’ the Coast

Oct 19, 2023

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,...

1968 Ford Shelby GT500KR Mustang Offered At Vicari Auction

Sep 8, 2023

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 per the Elite Manti Report with a...

Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance

Aug 25, 2023

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...