Grace Houghton

Jan 23, 2025 | hagerty.com | Grace Houghton |Larry Webster

In part one of this three-part series on the past, present, and future of America’s sports car, we promised to tell you what happened to the $29,995 C5 Corvette. If you haven’t yet watched the first video, and heard from Tadge Juechter himself, we’ll bring you up to speed, tracing the line between that car and the C5 Z06.

Jan 16, 2025 | hagerty.com | Grace Houghton

Few things get us as excited as racing, no matter which side of pit wall we’re on. Whether it features vintage or modern machinery, amateur or professional drivers, pavement or dirt, the best competition is a theater for fascinating storylines: Triumph, disappointment, and everything in between. The winter’s generally a quiet time for racing, which only means we reminisce more. For this week’s staff list, we polled each other for our favorite race tracks—the best places to drive or to spectate.

Jan 16, 2025 | hagerty.com | Grace Houghton

The latest chapter in the ongoing story of right to repair promises to be a controversial one. Deere & Company has long been under scrutiny from the Federal Trade Commission for restricting farmers’ right to repair tractors and combines bought from the company. Yesterday the FTC threw down the gauntlet, filing suit, along with the states of Illinois and Minnesota, against Deere & Company (headquartered in Illinois).

Jan 14, 2025 | msn.com | Grace Houghton

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Jan 14, 2025 | hagerty.com | Grace Houghton

At first glance, there’s nothing extraordinary about this old car. Though it is well maintained, and the sheetmetal is original, it is regularly driven and far from cosmetically perfect. If you know your old cars, you know this model isn’t unique—the ‘61–62 Dodge Lancer was essentially a badge-engineered Valiant, a compact car designed as cheap, reliable transportation.