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Antique Auto Buyers from Collector's Trends targets avid collectors of antique automobiles. Antique cars are considered automobiles over 25 years old. These automobile collectors are interested in classic cars for their age, beauty, rarity, condition, utility, personal emotional connection and/or other unique features. Pursuing a love of antique cars is way of looking fondly and nostalgically back at our culture and remembering our culture’s history. Antique cars are a part of history. Those who collect are interested in how the cars were driven and how beautiful they are to admire.
Antique car collecting and restoration is a hobby practiced by people all over the world. People collect them for a variety of reasons. Antique car owners know that they are very valuable and go to great lengths to restore, protect, store, and exhibit their cars.They love the attention of driving down the road in their polished Ford model knowing that people will stop and stare at it.They love tinkering – these DIY enthusiasts love picking up their tools and customizing their classic to their own specifications.They see it as an investment – finding, repairing, and reselling antique automobiles can be an excellent investment. They key is that they know when to buy, when to sell, and what to look for.
Some owners are research and buy a specific make and model car from Bentley, Ford Standard, Ford Deluxe, Alfa Romeo, Fiat, Cadillac, Chevrolet Corvette, Rolls-Royce Phantom, Lincolns, and many more. They are automobiles that carry affectionate recollections of riding in the car when they were a child with their parents, grandparents, neighbors, or friends. No matter what the choice of the collector, they can all agree that antique automobiles have superior style and grace than the cars that are built today.
For some antique car collecting is a full time hobby that goes beyond enjoying the car on an aesthetic level. These collectors are interested in how the cars work and in repairing them and restoring them to their former glory. Owning the car can be a full time commitment with regular servicing, cleaning and tinkering required to keep the automobiles in good condition.
Whether a seasoned collector or just starting out, these passionate buyers find antique car collecting gratifying. They travel to estate sales, automobile auctions, attend trade shows, and travel to local, regional, and international antique and classic automobile shows.
Many buyers have formed their own online communities and belong to chat boards, read online and offline books and magazines, and subscribe to newsletters to stay up to date and research the collectors’ items that they treasure.
These affluent consumers purchase antique and classic car books, magazines, novelty merchandise, auto manuals, calendars, attend auto shows, purchase restoration products and service, protective coverings, specialty automotive insurance policies, and spend discretionary income on garage and tool systems and storage supplies.
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