Jon Douglas Bailey's Blog – April 2014 Archive (1)

INSURING YOUR COLLECTOR CADILLAC (or any collectible car): My personal experience and some tips…

Here’s a question I am asked a lot, especially by members new to Peach State Cadillac: “How should I insure my ‘new’ collector Cadillac?” There are three ways to learn this lesson:

  1. The HARD way: Your “new” Cadillac burns to the ground, then your auto insurance company’s settlement offer is outrageously low. You’ve heard that one before… haven’t you?
  2. The EASY way: You ask someone who knows, and you LISTEN.
  3. The SORT-OF-HARD way: At a cruise-in we were talking…
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Added by Jon Douglas Bailey on April 2, 2014 at 10:20am — 1 Comment


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The Class Host at a Concours d’Elegance by Mike Thies

The Person Who Keeps the Field Working

A Concours d’Elegance may look simple from the outside: beautiful cars, polished chrome, fresh grass, well-dressed owners, judges with clipboards, and spectators enjoying the day. But anyone who has worked behind the scenes knows better. A…

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A Bite of History - Marcos  By Mike Thies

A Bite of History - Marcos 

By Mike Thies

The Marcos was one of those wonderfully unconventional British sports car companies that could only have come from the postwar racing world. The company was founded in 1959 by Jem Marsh and aerodynamicist Frank Costin, with the name Marcos coming from Marsh and Costin. Costin brought serious aircraft and racing design experience to the project, and that influence showed up immediately in the cars: low frontal area, light weight,…

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