The Nextgen Guide To Car Collecting: How To Buy, Sell, Live With And Love A Collectible Car

Satisfy your dream collectorcar desires with this onestop reference for starting or expanding your collection beyond traditional classics and muscle cars.Focusing on the interests and needs of Generation X and Millennial car collectors, The NextGen Guide to Car Collecting offers a concise history of car collecting to present day, guidance on car buying and living the carcollector life, and an overview of collector cars with a focus on cars built from the 1970s through the 1990s while also touching on more contemporary cars. Chapters highlight Japanese, American, and European cars, particularly those models that have experienced the greatest growth in collector interest over the past decade.The NextGen Guide to Car Collecting explores the many ways the Internet and social media have changed the classic car marketplace. Youll learn how to buy a classic car online without suffering buyers remorse, as well as the four critical keys to a happy collectorvehicle relationship: 1) possessing discretionary cash for the initial purchase; 2) obtaining a thorough knowledge of the car and its ownership; 3) the critical prepurchase inspection; and 4) access to a work space.Youll also find out why the popularity of late twentiethcentury specialty cars will continue to grow (think increasing electronic complication and the stilllarge number of enthusiasts for whom selfdriving means driving themselves) and explore the attributes that makes these cars desirable collector vehicles.In addition, the book looks at the significant increases in quality and reliability of post1970s machines and how that impacts their collectibility. Finally, learn why expectations that your newfound classic could outlast our current crop of lithiumiondependent electric cars may not be unrealistic: recent developments like ridehailing and sharing services; expanded public transit; rental bikes and scooters; and garage condos and other storage options could actually extend the life of your new classic permitting you to truly tailor the use of your classics.Whether your collection requires a onestall garage or a pole barn, the practical, useful information and keen perspective of The NextGen Guide to Car Collecting will ensure you pull this volume from your shelf time and again.