Eddy Eckart

Cleveland

Senior Editor at Hagerty Classic Cars Magazine

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Blank Check Time Machine: 6 Cars We'd Pick from 1993

1 week ago | hagerty.com | Eddy Eckart

When bantering back and forth about the topic of this week’s staff list, Kyle Smith chimed in with a solid variation on a best-of theme. (Kyle’s always coming up with good ideas.) Given a blank check and the ability to head back to a given year, what car would we drive off the lot? For the first round of this exercise, we went for a year that bustled with options. In 1993, automakers across the globe offered everything from the fantastic to the affordable, the obscure to the instant classic.
Kendrick Lamar Has Boosted the GNX's Popularity—Will That Translate to Higher Values? - Hagerty Media

2 weeks ago | hagerty.com | Eddy Eckart

“All I ever wanted was a Black Grand National,” declares Kendrick Lamar in the opening line of his hit song, “tv off.” Me too, Kendrick, me too. And, based on the number of inquiries on the Hagerty Valuation Tool during and after Lamar’s Super Bowl halftime performance, which featured the ominous black muscle car at center stage, plenty more people took interest in the Buick as well.
Knocking on the Sky in a 1967 Mustang

3 weeks ago | hagerty.com | Eddy Eckart

I’ll tell you a secret: The Tail of the Dragon is not the best road in the South. It’s not even the best road in Tennessee or North Carolina. On those rare, bright Saturdays when I wake up with nothing to do, it’s true that I’ll point our 1967 Mustang’s long black hood towards Route 129, but only because there’s no other way to get to The Cherohala Skyway. Hagerty’s 2025 Road of the Year is a wonder.
Our Most Memorable Automotive Mistakes

3 weeks ago | hagerty.com | Eddy Eckart

Apologies to Freddie Mercury, but I couldn’t help but think of his “And bad mistakes, I’ve made a few” line from “We Are the Champions” when Kyle Smith suggested this week that we share our most glaring automotive mistakes. The emphasis in my mind fell squarely on the “I’ve made a few,” as there are probably more than I can count in the nearly 30 years I’ve been driving.
As the Market Cools, Values of Most Collector Vehicles Hold Steady

1 month ago | hagerty.com | Eddy Eckart

Each quarter, we share the most notable winners and losers from the Hagerty Price Guide, and we also take stock of the performance of several different market segments with our Hagerty indexes. These serve as highlights of valuation changes over the prior three months and help people hone in on whether the values of cars they’re interested in are trending up or down. But what about the big picture—just how many vehicle values are going up, down, or remaining stable?
Have People Finally Stopped Flipping Collector Cars?

1 month ago | hagerty.com | Eddy Eckart

The practice of flipping collector vehicles—selling them in a short period of time in hopes of making a profit—riles up a lot of people in this hobby. Rightfully so: Monetizing something that people are passionate about can take the hobby out of reach for some. To be clear, flipping cars isn’t always a bad thing—there are plenty of scenarios where diligent, handy enthusiasts turn a wrench on a car that’s been parked for ages, get it back on the road, and move on to the next project.
9 Cars with the Coolest Louvers

1 month ago | hagerty.com | Eddy Eckart

Some came from the factory to help the engine compartment breathe. Others were meticulously stamped into panels by hot rodders looking for a custom look. Still others originated as aftermarket solutions with a bit of style to help keep interiors a little cooler. Louvers can be found on cars of all ages for all different reasons, and while most look pretty sweet, some capture our hearts more than others.
5 Rides Posting Solid Gains in a Slow Market

2 months ago | hagerty.com | Eddy Eckart

Writ large, the collector car market continues to slow—March saw indicators that pushed it to levels not seen since before the pandemic. That said, some models continue to appreciate. The first quarter of the year provides ample sales data to help get a bead on the trajectories of the cars covered in the Hagerty Price Guide. Here are some of the most notable moves (measured by average value increase across all four condition ratings) we’ve observed in our latest update.
Iron Man's '65 Corvette Lays the Marker for EV-Swapped Sting Rays

2 months ago | hagerty.com | Eddy Eckart

At this year’s Mecum Glendale auction, a rather unique second-gen Corvette crossed the block. Overused though the u-word might be, this ’65 indeed has a few factors that set it apart. Previously owned by Robert Downey, Jr and subsequently converted to an EV powertrain as part of his show, Downey’s Dream Cars, this is the first EV-swapped C2 (1963-67) Corvette we’ve seen at public auction.
Our Two Cents: 8 of Our Favorite Sedans

2 months ago | hagerty.com | Eddy Eckart

Whether it was due to early exposure or the fact that they’ve just had good taste from the get-go (looking at you, Sajeev), some of my colleagues have appreciated sedans for a long time. Others, like yours truly, took a while to come around to them.