Farewell to the Value of Cars

Of course our title is somewhat misleading to the passer-by, but our readers will know this is the last of our 13 car blogs. In it, we’ve reminisced about the old and celebrated the new. Ever wanted to know what cars appreciate in value? Well we hope that our articles have given you an insight, and better still, shone light onto what marques and models have the potential to become the classics of the future! Read more

Prepping a Car for Sale

Our last blog gave an insight into how and where you might be able to sell your prestige car. Today’s piece aims to provide you with all the inside knowledge on prepping your vehicle for sale. Whether through classified ads or on eBay, sticking to our top tips should help you achieve the full value potential of your luxury car. Read more

How to Sell a Prestige Car

So far on our automotive journey, we’ve found out about all sorts of prestige cars, including antique, classic and high-performance. Now we have a much better idea of the value we can expect a vehicle to achieve, we’ll use this blog to talk you through how to sell your car. Read more

A Few More Hot Tips on Car Investment.

Continuing on from yesterday’s post, we are trying to look into the future, using our past blog discoveries to predict what will make it as a future classic in decades to come. Read more

Predicting the Classics of the Future

Do you remember that scene in Back to the Future where the notorious Biff gets hold of a list of horserace winners from the future? Of course, he went on to win millions of dollars betting on these sureties. Adapting that to the world of cars, wouldn’t it be great if we could look into the future to nail down some surefire classics, cars that are destined for iconic status? Read more

Modern Classics – Rally Cars

Following on from yesterday’s blog, here are our top 3 classic cars of the modern era. We didn’t intend them to be rally cars, but there have just been so many iconic off-road racers from the last 20 years that it was impossible to rank them anywhere else. Read more

Modern Classics – Our Top 5

So far in our blog we’ve had a good look at vintage and classic cars, paying specific attention to their value today. Not only have we have proven that not all cars depreciate, but that even everyday cars have the potential to become iconic and appreciate overtime – certain early Minis being a case in point. Read more

Our Final Three

Yesterday saw us delve deep into the history of ‘classic cars’. To that end, we created our ultimate top-5 list of cars, taking history, looks, provenance and value into account. In this blog we’ll conclude that list with these 3 icons (they just happen to be British!…): Read more

Introducing Some True Classics

As we covered in a previous blog, the definition of a ‘classic’ car is subject to serious debate for two reasons:

1. Date of manufacture – some believe a classic car to have clearly defined dates. Although you will hear that a classic dates between 1925-1948, in other circles a classic car is one which is over 40 years old, and a vintage one which is over 60 years old. Meanwhile, some insurance companies are prepared to label cars merely 15 years old as classics.
2. Personal taste - are all cars of a certain age classics? Using the broader definition of the word, surely there’s more to reaching classic status than age alone? Read more

British Cars – the Formative Years

There’s no hiding away from the fact that the USA was undoubtedly the tour-de-force of the vintage car making era. That said, the UK did produce some of their own cars and, certainly in today’s market, that does pay off. Where the American production lines were putting out 90% of World production during the roaring 20s, British car manufacturers held less than 10% of market share. As a result, those cars that have made it through to 2013 are in much shorter supply, and consequently have a greater potential for value. Read more