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I call up Haggerty to get insurance for my '74 and here is how it went.

"Name".....
"Make & model".....
"How much would you like to insure it for"....
"How many miles a year will you drive?"....

"Ok that'll $42 to your current policy."

"We'll email your cards"

"Thanks and have a nice day!"

I leave my desk for 10 minutes, come back and there's a .pdf of my insurance cards waiting for me. I have every thing I need to register my car and it only took 15 minutes.

That's service and here's to a great three day weekend!
 
On the other hand, several years ago I called the collector insurance company I had been with for 30 years (not Hagerty) on a Friday before Christmas on Tuesday. I got a recorded message that they were gone for the holidays and would be back after New Years, if I had a claim, there was another number to call. I called Hagerty, who I had never talked to, and the car was covered in about 10 minutes. The next week I changed all my cars to Hagerty.

Marv J
 
Usually they require photos of the car.
 
I've been with Grundy for years. With my initial policy they required photos of all the cars. They never asked for photos of additional cars, except for one that I wanted to insure for several times the textbook value. For that one they let me email a single photo. Perhaps Hagerty has a similar policy, or lack thereof?
 
All I need to do is email 1 picture of the car. When I purchased my TD, it was in Passedena Ca. All I knew is that is was TD18508. I did not have the title and the car was still it is CA. garage. Called them up & I was insured for 10g's while the car was in transport. She told me this was fine and it was safer to have it on while a transporter was driving it to NY. It's nice to have a company you can rely on. I've got 3 cars on the policy...so far.
 
Forgot one other thnig they asked...Vin# other than that the quickest, easiest thing I've done in awhile.
 
Steve said:
I think I'll give them a call when I get my next car.
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& what might that be, Steve?
 
Still undecided Tony. I actually drove one of those Panzerwagens that you have, a 380SL. In beautiful shape, 53k miles on it, but it hadn't had the dual-row timing-chain upgrade and the air con was out, which would have added another two grand to my purchase price. This would have taken it well out of my budget. I would be too scared to do the chain replacement myself.....

So, I ended up passing on it, and now I'm a-looking still. Jaguars have caught my attention again.....
 
Mine had the chain mod early on in its life....biggest thing is to change out the 'plastic' guides - yep, plastic - on which the chain runs every 100,000 miles when you change the chain....ask me how I learned that....I now have my original engine ready for the heads to be rebuilt...bottom ends of those things are bulletproof!

Wonderful road car though...I can pull out here in north Alabama & 5 hours later I'm on the Gulf Coast without ever stopping for gas!
 
I admit I was taken with it, even on the brief test drive that I had. Heavy yes, but solid.... Man, are those things solid!!!

It was because you have spoken so well of yours that I looked at those, but I don't think I have nthe resources to own one. It's not just the purchase price, but being able to maintain the thing properly and afford repair bills.

Same problem with Jaguars, I know.
 
yeah, Steve. If you aren't gonna do your own wrenchin' it gets pricey quick.
 
Maintenance on it runs about $500 every time it goes in to the dealer - & every 100,000 its a few thousand to do the timing chain correctly.....brakes & the normal wear/tear stuff are easy & relatively inexpensive (rotors are about the same as an MGB but plug wires are a couple hundred)...if the leather's bad, walk away....if the AC's bad, you're talking several thou because the controls weren't the best design & most likely the huge plastic box under the dash is cracked....my new convertible top was $800 plus installation but the original top lasted from 1982 until last year! I had to replace an instrument - dealer wanted $1000 for a new one; got a complete cluster out of a salvage yard for $380.

Now that I have an extra engine, I'm gonna try building it - tolerances are the kicker, the thing is so precisely built; but like I said - the only thing wrong with it are the heads & plastic guides for the chain....& from what I've learned, that's the only thing that ever goes wrong with one of them.

If you're gonna buy one, get a 1-owner with maintenance records, one that's never been repainted, & one with its hardtop....& I'm keeping mine forever!

Heck, its 10:10PM, nice, clear, & warm - the top's down & all this talk has made me want to ride...Jerri's getting dressed - we're going for a late ride in it...see ya!
 
Drive was nice...no stars out but comfortable temps....found a nice radio station & just cruised..looked over & Jerri had her head back against the rest & eyes closed....man, I love that car!
 
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