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1 week ago | 
hagerty.com | Brandan Gillogly
If we asked you to imagine a proper collector vehicle, the first thing to pop into your head would likely be a sports car or muscle car, right? But pickup trucks and assorted 4x4s can fill any project or collector vehicle void while simultaneously offering up load-hauling or off-road capability, and often both: That may be why so many vintage SUVs and trucks have become desirable collectibles and command premium prices. It can be pretty easy to justify buying one.
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2 weeks ago | 
hagerty.com | Brandan Gillogly
Each year, the Hot Rod Power Tour gathers thousands of gearheads and classic cars for a road trip through some of the nation’s most picturesque backroads.
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2 weeks ago | 
hagerty.com | Brandan Gillogly
The pickup truck market is chock-full of specialized enthusiast trims, from compact unibody trucks with four-wheel independent suspensions that excel on the autocross to solid-axle mid-sizers built to tackle boulder-strewn trails. The most competitive subset, however, favors higher speed off-roading. The premise was hinted at with the Chevy S10 ZR2, but the Ford SVT Raptor really kicked off the trend.
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2 weeks ago | 
hagerty.com | Brandan Gillogly
Six Oscar Mayer Wienermobiles will “haul buns” ahead of this year’s Indy 500 in the inaugural Wienie 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, on Friday, May 23. It marks the first-ever Weinermobile race and also the first time in ten years that all six have gathered together. The six entrants for the Weinermobile race have been given slightly varied liveries along with unique names representing popular regional styles: Chi Dog, New York Dog, Slaw Sog, Sonoran Dog, Seattle Dog, and Chili Dog.
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2 weeks ago | 
hagerty.com | Brandan Gillogly
Steve Morris knows his way around powerful engines. He’s built mills for Pro Mod racing as well as Drag-Week-winning turbo V-8s that have to survive punishing conditions. He’s developed his own engine, the SMX, that’s capable of 4000 hp and surviving long stretches on the street. Fortunately for anyone who’s a fan of big power, Morris also has a YouTube channel where he shares some of the things he learns in his efforts.
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3 weeks ago | 
hagerty.com | Brandan Gillogly
The recipe is simple: drop a potent small-block into a curvy roadster and hold on for dear life. It worked when Carroll Shelby created the Cobra, and the Sunbeam Tiger, for that matter. When Dodge wanted to recreate some of that Cobra magic nearly 30 years later, the small-block was an all-aluminum V-10 based on its LA V-8 that debuted in the ’60s, and the curvy roadster wasn’t borrowed from Britain, but a modern effigy of a Cobra designed by Dodge’s Tom Gale.
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3 weeks ago | 
hagerty.com | Brandan Gillogly
Welcome to This Week on Hagerty Marketplace, a recurring recap of the previous week’s most noteworthy cars and significant sales from the Hagerty Marketplace online auctions. We’ve highlighted oddballs, pickups, 4x4s, and convertibles in our weekly charts of the Hagerty Marketplace. This time, we’ve picked three of the most recognizable classics from mid-century America that recently found new homes. Sometimes, creased and curved sheet metal, V-8 power, and a bit of chrome are all you need.
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3 weeks ago | 
hagerty.com | Brandan Gillogly
Ford is embracing the sand-slinging roots of the Bronco with a new Coastal package that adds off-road performance and classic looks. Available from the Ford Custom Garage, the Ford Bronco Coastal package includes a black Bimini top with a silver Bucking Bronco graphic, a two-inch suspension lift kit to fit 33-inch tires, as well as a grille, 17-inch wheels, and wheel arches, each painted in matching silver.
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4 weeks ago | 
hagerty.com | Brandan Gillogly
Pete Aardema and Kevin Braun scheme up and build amazing engines for their land speed race car, which has taken on El Mirage and the Bonneville Salt Flats. We’ve toured their Southern California shop and were amazed by the feats of hot-rodding invention as they built a 6.0-liter V-12 from scratch. We don’t visit as much as we’d like, but thankfully, Greg Quirin has been keeping close tabs on their racing and engine-building exploits, chronicling the successes and setbacks in video form.
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1 month ago | 
hagerty.com | Brandan Gillogly
If you’re a fan of T-buckets, then you’re probably familiar with Norm Grabowski. The late hot-rodder rose to prominence when he built the forerunner of the T-bucket, his 1922 Model T known as “Kookie,” which inspired drag racer Tommy Ivo to build a similar car. Thus, the T-bucket craze was born. Grabowski’s wild creation was such a hit in the mid-’50s that he parlayed the car’s fame into a number of acting roles for himself in the 1950s and ’60s.
