How to Buy and Sell Collector Cars

How to Buy and Sell Collector Cars

Learn how to maximize your profits and savings when buying and selling collector cars!

The dealership model is an American institution, and auction houses can trace their roots back to the days of dusty cattle sales. Both have remained unchanged. Since the early 2000s, the internet has shaken up these legacy methods of finding, buying, and selling vintage cars, as a global online marketplace that is open to anyone.

CarTech, in conjunction with Patrick Krook of REV! Muscle Cars, introduces a proven process drawn from 20 years of experience building some of the world’s most significant classic car collections. Whether you are a first-time buyer or an established collector, this book shows you how to locate and buy your dream collector car stress free. Get the car you are expecting every time, creating positive cash flow and keeping the hobby fun for years to come.

Inside this book is an easy-to-follow, heavily illustrated step-by-step method to find, evaluate, negotiate, close, fund, and take delivery of a collector car safely over the internet without leaving your living room. It also includes how to avoid costly purchase mistakes, such as overpaying, fakes, or buying someone else’s headache. Better yet, it delves into details about how to always sell out of advantage, minimizing the overall amount you invest as you build your collection over time. Lastly, it provides all the tools you need for buying and selling when you have that person-to-person driveway transaction.

Why spend tens of thousands of dollars on dealership retail markup, auction fees, and failed purchases when you can obtain your dream car, keep more money in your pocket, and spend more quality time enjoying the hobby? How to Buy and Sell Collector Cars takes you from being a novice to a seasoned buyer/seller while you enjoy the adventure of car collecting.

The Amazing Denzel

The Amazing Denzel

Wolfgang Denzel was an engineer and an Austrian industrialist. He was an inventor, innovator, and a business maverick. He was also a highly competitive sportsman winning numerous motorcycle events before and after WWII. In addition, Denzel was a winning Alpine sports car racer and yachtsman.

In 1948 Denzel began building sports cars in his workshop in Vienna. Denzel was absolutely fanatical about the construction of the car that bore his name. Quality, functionality, and beauty dominated every aspect of the build. The resulting sports car was therefore an intriguing automotive object. On the one hand the cars were beautifully proportioned, elegant little jewel boxes with handsomely trimmed interiors; on the other they were lightweight, nimble racing weapons which recorded more than 65 podium finishes at the most competitive European events of the 1940s and 50s.

One of the true milestones of the marque was Wolfgang Denzel’s victory at the rugged multi-stage 1949 Österreichische Alpenfahrt (Austrian Alpine Rally) which was the highlight of the Austrian racing season. This victory was especially significant as Denzel won the Alpine Cup while trouncing rival Porsche. By 1954 a Denzel was competing in North America at Sebring. Racing legend Dan Gurney later piloted a Denzel 1500 to an impressive class win at Pomona in January 1957, convincing North American spectators that these machines were not only Alpine rally winners but also serious road racing competitors.

Our aim with this work was to write the definitive English language treatise on the history of the Denzel sports car. A secondary goal was to clarify common misconceptions about these wonderful machines.

In this book we, as Denzel owners and enthusiasts, celebrate the superbly hand-crafted machines of Wolfgang Denzel. His cars were, and remain, truly special with the majority having been built with Denzel chassis, engines, and aluminum bodies. These automobiles are quite beautiful and are highly intriguing from an aesthetic, engineering, and historical standpoint.

DENZEL MOTORSPORTS HERITAGE

The Denzel sports car has a significant motorsports history in both Europe and the U.S.A. The Amazing Denzel Sports Car richly chronicles important moments in Denzel racing heritage as an entire volume is dedicated to Denzel sports cars in competition, with a huge number of professional period racing photographs.

CHARTS & DEEP DETAILS

Collectors and enthusiasts devour details. The Amazing Denzel Sports Car was developed with this in mind. Inside you’ll find original documents, technical drawings, charts, and so much more. All guaranteed to delight automotive enthusiasts upon discovery.

ONLY THE BEST PHOTOGRAPHY

We believe the Denzel sports car is a work of art. It was, therefore, vital to the authors that The Amazing Denzel Sports Car be printed by a fine art print house. Inside, you’ll find over 400 photographs shot by some of the finest automotive photographers in the world.

2 Volumes in slipcase

Secret Fords: The hidden world of never-seen prototypes, one-offs and cancelled cars (Volume One)

Secret Fords: The hidden world of never-seen prototypes, one-offs and cancelled cars (Volume One)

RS ICONS COLLECTOR’S EDITION

EVERYONE LOVES A SECRET – THIS BOOK IS FULL OF THEM.

In the 1970s and ’80s Ford Design was a hotbed of talent. As its gifted designers thought ever-more out of the box they pushed forward the boundaries of mainstream car design.

This amazing two-book Collector’s Edition is the fascinating – yet never previously told – story of how the world’s best design team created not just some of the era’s most fondly remembered cars but hundreds of others that have never been seen before.

It pulls the covers off an astounding, scarcely believable array of one-offs, prototypes, and cancelled cars that were kept secret. They are revealed in previously private photographs and extraordinarily rare design sketches.

Ford gave the author – a former Ford product designer – first-time access to its most confidential archives and more than 50 former Ford designers and engineers opened up their long-concealed files.

Everyone loves a secret: these previously hidden cars have waited decades to tell you theirs.

-Over 100 never-seen cars revealed

-Design stories of the most iconic ’70s and ’80s Fords

-Forewords by Ford’s former chief designer and engineer

-Insiders’ stories of the ultimate unicorn: Escort RS1700T

-Beautiful design sketches – published for the first time

-Head-spinning prototypes and one-offs ­

Two-book Collector’s Edition includes the following:

  • Signed and numbered by the author
  • Additional Scrapbook containing over 200 additional images and never-told stories
  • Beautiful, boxed slipcase for both books with unique artwork
  • Two free “Secret Fords” posters worth £9.50 each
  • Limited to 600 sets
Concours Yearbook 2020

Concours Yearbook 2020

2020 has been an extraordinary year for Concours. With many Concours events cancelled, the Concours Year celebrates those that were fortunate enough to go ahead and documents those that were not able to proceed. The book will also include a greater number of features and a preview of over 50 Concours that are scheduled to run in 2021. Despite the low of 2020, there are a number of new Concours planned for 2021.

Plan your year with the comprehensive guide in the Concours Year:

  • A Year in Concours: The extraordinary year that was 2020
  • Class and Best in Show Winners from Concours events in 2020
  • The future of Concours. How has the future of Concours been impacted by the Coronavirus with Sandra Button, Donald Osborne, Bruce Meyer, McKeel Hagerty and Winston Goodfellow
  • Archaeological Restoration – Miles Collier on his unique approach to restoration
  • Collector Profiles – an inside view on the strategies of some of the world’s major collectors
  • Concours People: The Organisers story
  • Concours Car Profiles – which models consistently win at the key concours?
  • The importance of youth – how do we encourage the next generation to engage with concours events
  • Complete preview of the 2021 Concours season
  • 2020 Calendar of Concours

Plus much more

Class and Best of Show results from the following Concours:

Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance, London Concours, Concours of Elegance, Salon Privé, Cavallino Classic, Intermarque (New Zealand), Sydney Concours d’Elegance, Greenbrier Concours, Classic-Gala Schwetzingen, Ironstone Concours d’Elegance, Zurich CCA Concours d’Elegance, Concorso d’eleganza Ascona, Concours Virtual,Isolation Island Concours, Petersen Virtual Car Week

GOLDENROD  The Resurrection of America’s Speed King

GOLDENROD The Resurrection of America’s Speed King

The Definitive History of GOLDENROD – America’s Iconic Land Speed Record Holder

Discover the REAL Story of this Land Speed Legend and Its Restoration..
A full color 300-page collector’s quality hardcover book celebrating the restoration and world record setting achievements of an authentic American legend.
Record Breaking Secrets Revealed
Unseen Original Plans & Blueprints
Full Color Teardown & Rebuild Photos
Full Aerodynamic Development Details
Inside the Chrysler Race Hemi Engines
Official FIA Record Documentation

Veteran Author and 200 MPH Club Member John Baechtel has written a full color, photo-rich book on the restoration and detailed history of the car.

It includes full coverage of the restoration effort, rare family photos, original plans and blueprints, Walter Korff’s complete aerodynamic development report, a special section on the modified Chrysler Race Hemi engines, the air scoop controversy, plus a detailed timeline of the record attempt.

No effort has been spared to produce this hardbound collector’s quality account of the Goldenrod and the Summers Brothers’ stunning land speed record achievement.

 

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