Insuring a Hot Rod or Street machine – Enthusiast
What do you do when older brothers or neighbours return from fighting a war in Europe and bring with them a nifty sports machine that makes your hand-me-down Model A look very old and sad? If you lived in late-1940s USA you lowered your Ford as far as the ancient chassis would allow, acquired a […]
Insuring a Tribute or Replica Car – Enthusiast
Once upon a time (back in the 1990s) it was possible to see a crowd gathered around a car that resembled a Shelby Cobra or D Type Jaguar, debating whether it could possibly be the genuine article. Given the scarcity of such exotics in Australia, scenes like this were unlikely here. In Britain, Europe and […]
Insuring an Imported (Grey Import) Car – Enthusiast
During the 1990s you couldn’t pick up a specialist motor magazine or the classifieds section of your weekend paper without being peppered by advertisements featuring Toyotas, Nissans, Mazdas and other Japanese models with quite unusual names. If you wanted a Gloria, Silvia, Soarer or Starlet somebody with an import quota would sell you one. Imported […]
Should I Let Someone Drive Who Is Not Insured – Car Insurance From Enthusiast
Consider this. Just last week the car that has occupied every spare hour of your life for the past few years and most of a year’s salary finally acquired its registration plates. Today you’re headed off on a run that will include showing the finished product to a cousin who has been hankering for a […]
What is a Muscle Car – Car Insurance From Enthusiast
In Classic Vehicle terms a ‘muscle’ car was most likely built in the United States between 1964 and 1972. It would have been clad in a mid-size or even ‘compact’ body with the biggest V8 engine under its ‘hood’ that its manufacturer could sneak past the regulators. As a hint of what rumbled beneath, most […]
Buying a Classic Car or Unique Car – Car Insurance From Enthusiast
Welcome to Enthusiast. If you have found your way to our site you may already own a Special Vehicle. However you might still be in the market and checking out your insurance options. Finding the ‘classic’ that fits your needs and lifestyle can be challenging. Note here I said ‘fits YOUR….’ because the car you […]