QOTD: What Classic Do You Think Will Rise In Value This Year?
Today's TTAC podcast was all about the classic cars that Hagerty thinks will rise in value this year -- though not necessarily for those who intend to flip a car.
Hagerty puts a ton of work into the Bull List, and uses all sorts of data. So it's not an easy task. That said, you the random car enthusiast might have a good sense of what's going to hit. And some of you do have insight via working in the industry.
So, tell us below -- is there a classic car you think will jump in value in 2026?
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Tim Healey grew up around the auto-parts business and has always had a love for cars — his parents joke his first word was “‘Vette”. Despite this, he wanted to pursue a career in sports writing but he ended up falling semi-accidentally into the automotive-journalism industry, first at Consumer Guide Automotive and later at Web2Carz.com. He also worked as an industry analyst at Mintel Group and freelanced for About.com, CarFax, Vehix.com, High Gear Media, Torque News, FutureCar.com, Cars.com, among others, and of course Vertical Scope sites such as AutoGuide.com, Off-Road.com, and HybridCars.com. He’s an urbanite and as such, doesn’t need a daily driver, but if he had one, it would be compact, sporty, and have a manual transmission.
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993 Turbo will hit $1m by the end of the year, buy one now for $250k.
"What Classic Do You Think Will Rise In Value This Year?"
The other day I was informed that gasoline was $2.09 (per gallon) which would have made it $1.99 with my unsuccessful loser Walmart+ discount, and I was intending to drive there and purchase some but I didn't.
Now at the same station in the same quantity it is $2.65. (And my truck is close to 1/4 tank, not sure what to do at this point.)
So I guess gasoline will rise in value this year, or at least in the past week.
You think I could install a big tank and buy and sell large quantities easily? 27% appreciation in 4 days is pretty healthy, I could use that. Or maybe I should be trading futures contracts.... hmmm.
Or, hang on, what if I just stopped buying gasoline? Is there a way in 2026 to stop buying gasoline? 🙂