Re: [FWDLK] Insurance

["Sperduto, Nick" <SperdutoN@xxxxxxx>]

Oops, I forgot, if anyone is interested.

http://www.hagerty.com
1-800-922-4050
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From: eskowron
To: Sperduto, Nick
Subject: Re: [FWDLK] Insurance
Date: Wednesday, December 30, 1998 11:43AM

Nick-

I have been looking for reasonable insurance for my '56 New Yorker, '59
Dodge, and '68 Polara conv't for a long time.  Your deal with Haggerty
sounds pretty good.  Do you have any contact information where I might
reach them?

Thanks!

Eric Skowron


Sperduto, Nick wrote:
>
> Since it's almost new year, I'll toss this out. Actually it has nothing to
> do with new year, but it sounded like a good way to start off a sentence.
>
> What do you people do for insurance on your cars.
> For the first 5 years or so, I just had liability on my Plym through my
> regualar car insurance. I kept looking around and every company I talked
to
> had mileage limits and also said I had to be going to and from shows or
the
> occasional pleasure drive.
> Also, the car could not be left unattended unless at a show.
>
> To me, that kind of insurance was useless as all my driving was pleasure.
> Sometimes I'll take the car to the store or the movies, etc.
>
> This summer, I found a company called Haggerty Classic Insurance.
> Their advertisement reads "unlike other companies limit you to mileage and
> travel to and from shows, we are not that company"
>
> Their stipulations are the car has to be stored in a locked garage.
> They have an agreed/stated value policy with $0 depreciation. My Plym is
> insured for $5000. It it will never depreciate. If something happens to
it,
> I get to pick who will fix it including myself. I can drive the car
anywhere
> I want. On the application I put 5000 miles a year,pleasure only, no shows
> and 1000 miles being for vacation use. Also, my cars are not store at my
> house. It was not a problem. If I remember correctly, the deductible is $0
> also, or it may be something very small.
>
> Another thing I liked about them is if you have 2 cars, they only charge
you
> one time liability since the owner can't drive two cars at the same time.
>
> Anyway, I have a 56 Savoy insured for $5000 and a 53 belair insured for
> $7000. And my bill is $208 a year.
>
> They will also insure modified vehicles as long as you tell them what
> modifications you've done or are planning to do. You can also insure work
in
> progress cars.
>
> I have no affiliation with this company, I was just happy to find a
company
> that will let me drive my car when I want. I can't give an opinion on
filing
> claims, etc because I've never had to file one and hopefully never will.
>
> Happy New year.
>
> Nick