| Do you love the classic car era from the 1950s? Do | | | | appraisal to set the value of the vehicle. If you |
| your interests run more to the dawn of the | | | | transport your vehicle instead of driving it to shows |
| automobile age like the Model T and Model A? | | | | there are special policies to cover your vehicle while |
| Perhaps you are more interested in the muscle cars | | | | in transit. |
| of the 1960s or the classic luxury cars like Rolls | | | | You will not have you regular comprehensive and |
| Royce and Bentley? No matter what your niche or | | | | collision coverage's although there still will be uninsured |
| car era is you will need antique car insurance to cover | | | | and underinsured driver coverage as well as property |
| your investment. Standard auto insurance policies only | | | | damage, medical coverage, etc. Since collision will not |
| work for cars newer than twenty or twenty five | | | | be able to be estimated due to the lack of available |
| years old and if your vehicle is at the far end of that | | | | parts you may be without your antique vehicle for |
| age group you will find that coverage is very limited | | | | months while it is being repaired. If your vehicle is in |
| as the actual insurance value for the vehicle is much | | | | the gray area near the time where antique vehicle |
| less than what a fully restored collector's vehicle | | | | coverage starts and regular auto insurance ends you |
| would be. | | | | may want to opt for the more expensive antique |
| There are a number of companies that offer antique | | | | auto insurance because even though you may |
| auto insurance and none of them are the big | | | | purchase the higher premium full replacement |
| insurance giants. You will not have the ability to go to | | | | insurance for your vehicle that coverage usually limits |
| an insurance website like or to compare policies for | | | | you to a comparable new vehicle rather than a fully |
| your collector's vehicle. You will need to contact the | | | | restored antique vehicle. |
| various companies directly get individual quotes and | | | | JC Taylor is a company that provides two types of |
| then compare them manually yourself. Antique cars | | | | policies. One is for vehicles older than 19 years and |
| generally fall into three categories based on the age | | | | covers farm tractors, military vehicles, antique |
| of the vehicle. The first category is vehicles over | | | | delivery trucks and of course, cars. The second type |
| twenty years old. The second category is for those | | | | of policy covers modified vehicles including street |
| vehicles produced before 1903 and those made | | | | rods, custom kit cars, exotics, rare cars, hot rods, |
| between 1903 and 1933. | | | | replicas and modifieds. Their coverage includes the |
| Generally vehicles depreciate with age while antique | | | | entire United States and will pay the "agreed value" |
| cars that are restored or in original condition actually | | | | based on market conditions and condition of the |
| appreciate over time. Because of this factor most | | | | vehicle with no deductible in the case of a loss. |
| antique auto insurance policies require a professional | | | | |