It used to be said that any vehicle 25 years old or older was considered collectible. Today, however, this is not the case. Automakers' production numbers significantly increased in the 1970's and quality standards fell as many manufacturers rushed to bring vehicles to market. Because of this increase in production, we still see many 1970's and early 80's vehicles driven daily today that are not collectible. However, there are many vehicles from this time period that are collectible because of their desirable characteristics. Characteristics such as:

Convertibles
2-door sports cars (few 4-door sedans are collectible)
Unique body shapes
Foreign sports cars
Muscle cars
Big block V8 engines

Vehicles submitted to Hagerty from this time period should have one or more of these characteristics.

See Exotic & Special Interest section for vehicles 1987 and newer.