Larry Webster

Ann Arbor

Vice President of Content at Hagerty Classic Cars Magazine

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Never Stop Driving #146: Corvette ZR1, a 150-lb Rottweiler

1 week ago | hagerty.com | Larry Webster

With 1064 hp, we knew the new Corvette ZR1 was going to be bonkers. Now we know the full and rather incredible scope of the fastest Corvette ever made. Today, Hagerty posted Jason Cammisa’s video review of the car, and superlatives don’t do it justice. Watch the film here. Across my 30 years of driving and reviewing Corvettes, I’ve been impressed with their strengths but also annoyed by their flaws. It’s gratifying to see the sports car reach such heights.
Never Stop Driving #145: More EV Rollback

2 weeks ago | hagerty.com | Larry Webster

This week, the Wall Street Journal reported that General Motors is urging employees to help repeal California’s upcoming ban on the sale of gas-powered cars. The Golden State has mandated that only zero-emission cars be sold starting in 2035. Over a dozen other states have adopted the rules. In an email to employees, GM asked that they contact their senators. The Senate will soon vote on a measure to repeal California’s ability to set its own emissions standards.
Never Stop Driving #144: Road of the Year

3 weeks ago | hagerty.com | Larry Webster

One of my happiest of happy places is an asphalt ribbon on a mile-high ridge in the Blue Ridge Mountains called the Cherohala Skyway. This stunning 43-mile byway is our 2025 Road of the Year and should be on the bucket list of anyone who loves driving. You can read about it here. We created the Hagerty Road of the Year to inspire folks to get behind the wheel.
Hagerty Road of the Year 2025: Cherohala Skyway

3 weeks ago | hagerty.com | Larry Webster

After carving 43 miles of smooth asphalt that rises through meadows and dense forest on its way to a mile-high peak, a driver might conclude that the Cherohala Skyway was made purely for the fun of it. The history of the 2025 Hagerty Road of the Year suggests that conclusion isn’t too far from the truth.
$25K Project Dino: An Unexpected Kindness

4 weeks ago | hagerty.com | Larry Webster

While writing a check for his insurance bill, Hagerty Drivers Club member Paul Dickenson sent me an unexpected gift: money. “Donate $49 to Larry’s Dino fund,” he scrawled on his payment slip. “He will need it!!”Dickenson, of Santa Fe, Texas, has been following my four-year quest to restore a 1975 Ferrari Dino 308 GT4 that I bought for $25,000.
Never Stop Driving #143: King Tut’s Car Tomb - Hagerty Media

4 weeks ago | hagerty.com | Larry Webster

Door 25 is just one of dozens, all identical and with faded blue paint, lining both sides of an alleyway in a storage facility near Charlotte, North Carolina. But when Tom Cotter lifted that overhead door, he saw the treasure he’d been chasing for more than 20 years. Cotter, as regular readers of this newsletter will recall, hosts the Hagerty YouTube series Barn Find Hunter, in which he takes viewers to sheds, barns, garages, and fields across North America to find forgotten cars.
Never Stop Driving #142: The People’s Car Version 8.3

1 month ago | hagerty.com | Larry Webster

Could a new electric pickup become the Model T or the VW Beetle of the millennial generation? We’ll find out in 18 months when Slate, an upstart American automaker, plans to begin selling its all-electric pickup for less than $30,000. Last week, Slate held a press conference that revealed its new trucklet for the first time. There’s a lot to unpack about this new venture, which is based in Troy, Michigan, a Detroit suburb.
Never Stop Driving #140: Leno’s Law

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Larry Webster

12 hours agoFor the vast majority of people, CarPlay is a must-have. Apple’s in-car experience provides a vastly superior infotainment experience than most options from carmakers. There’s quick access to your favorite apps, integration with Siri, seamless connectivity, and more. Here are some of my favorite …
Never Stop Driving #139: Want a Quad-Cam V-10? BIY!

1 month ago | hagerty.com | Larry Webster

My heart soared this week when I ran across a video of two dudes taking their project car for a maiden voyage. You can hear the joy and sense of accomplishment as they run the car through the gears. Their three-year mechanical journey is no ordinary project. These guys built a custom Ford V-10 engine with four valves per cylinder and installed it in a Lincoln Continental—a monumental undertaking.
Never Stop Driving #138: The Buick V-8 That Saved the Brits

2 months ago | hagerty.com | Larry Webster

We celebrate engine anniversaries around here, which seems perfectly normal for us car nerds but might be a little strange to the rest of the world. Forgive me, then, as I set the way-back machine to sixty years ago, when an aluminum V-8 that had been birthed as a Buick engine was adopted by Rover, the British automaker, which proceeded to spin gold out of the Detroit powerplant.