Collectible Cars

Mercury? De Soto? Call It a Winner

Mark Rabiner for The New York Times

Steve Heller's Marquis de Soto, voted Collectible Car of the Year.

Combining a 1998 Mercury Grand Marquis sedan and panels from 11 different cars, including a 1957 De Soto, Steve Heller won the Collectible Car of the Year contest.

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U.S. Cash for Clunkers? Not Yet

One problem with providing incentives for owners of older cars to trade them in is that there is little to stop them from turning in vehicles that they rarely drive.

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Its Muscle Car Glory Faded, Pontiac Shrivels Up

The story of Pontiac is a case study of the missteps that helped put General Motors in its precarious state.

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Of Maxwell, Uma and Omar the Car

Like television spy Maxwell Smart, Joann Cohen drives a Karmann Ghia. Unlike him, she drives with care.

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Seeds That Grew Into Porsche Legacy

Sports-car enthusiasts have put the company on a pedestal almost since it sold its first production car 60 years ago.

What Crisis? Collector Car Prices Soften but Don’t Crash

All things considered, the collectible car market showed resilience at sales in Scottsdale, Ariz.; a long-predicted free fall in prices didn’t occur.

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Shrewd Bidders Turn Up to Drive Home a Bargain

A savvy collector tracked down a good deal on a 1954 Chevrolet Corvette at the auctions in Arizona.

Old Cars vs. the Dow: Buying Precious Metal Has Paid Off

Some sectors of the collector car market appear robust while others are down. Here are some cars that have done well.

Bids That Mattered

Here are five examples from this year’s auctions that provided some measure of the collectible car market’s strength in early 2009.