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Maryland Changes Historic Tags to a 25 Year Limit
Responding, if not correcting last year's legislation of the cutoff of model year 2000 and newer, Maryland's General Assembly through an amendment reset the limit to a rolling 25 year limit. This amendment by State Senator JB Jennings in the 2025 Budget Reconciliation...
What Should I Buy? – Future Collector Cars
GTM's Break/Fix podcast has a sub series called "What Should I Buy?" where panels of knowledgeable enthusiasts get together and debate about the whatever the presented "Shopping Criteria" is, but on this episode it all unravels very quickly when you take into...
How to Prevent Ethanol Gas Damage (E10) in our Collector Vehicles and Other Equipment
As you are aware, it is difficult to find gas stations that offer anything other than E10- 10% alcohol at the gas pump in some Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, WV and Delaware areas. The government claims that it helps the environment while some citizens think...
Maryland Automotive Legislative Updates for 2026
Maryland House Bill 4- Vehicle Laws- Historic Motor Vehicles- Minimum Age (preferred) Last year, Maryland voted to change the law for historic plates from 20 years to "1999 and older". The new proposal aims to update Maryland's definition of a historic motor...
Upgrade Your Collector Vehicle’s Audio & Technology While Preserving Its Value
How to Upgrade Your Collector Vehicle's Audio & Technology While Preserving Its Value. A common thought process is “I can’t upgrade the audio or technology in my vehicle as it will negatively affect the value.” The reality is you CAN often do an upgrade as long as...
Setting Expectations For Collector Vehicles When Planning Your Estate
Do You Have Realistic Expectations for Your Estate? Probably nothing is more dreaded than setting up and planning your estate. But it is something very important to do, especially if you have a collection of vehicles and/or memorabilia. You should always seek...
How To Photograph Your Car
Having professional pictures of your car are not necessary. you can photograph your ride even when having a custom show board done! Today’s camera phones have incredible abilities that rival professional DSLR cameras. The only things you need to know are how to...
Beware of Flying Drones Above Car Shows
Beware of Flying Drones above Car Shows While many professionals and amateurs fly drones these days, these objects can be a hazardous threat to people, animals and property. Case in point: While participating recently at the annual Charles Town Car Show back on August...
Preserving a LaSalle
Preserving A LaSalle Contributed by Cher and Jack Gallagher Background The LaSalle by Cadillac was manufactured from 1927 to 1940 and was designed by the legendary Harley Earl, who brought a first to Cadillac design – Style! The car and it’s place in the product line...
How to Shop for Reliable Parts
How to Shop for Reliable Parts Its inevitable- at some point with your classic, muscle or performance car or truck, you are going to need or want parts. Unfortunately, today the failure rate is one in every three parts. As you may know, this is due to the...