Collectible Investments for the High Net Worth Investor

Chapter Collecting Classic Cars

The Development of Classic Car Collecting

To many, the motor car was the most earth-changing device of the 20^th century and the one that has had the most impact in a relatively short space of time.

The 20^th century saw huge technological change—from just a handful of motor cars at the beginning to most families owning one by the end. Right from the start there were both drivers and engineers who wanted to get the best from the new machines, to go ever faster, to provide greater comfort, and to make machinery that would be ever more reliable. It was a golden age in which human and machine came together in a symbiotic relationship that has lasted to this day.

In the early days manufacturers were desperate to prove ...