Jonathan Klinger, vice president, public relations with Hagerty, a company based in Traverse City, Michigan, that provides valuation estimates and insurance for classic vehicles. Hagerty tracks classic-car values and popularity by sending analysts to every major classic-car auction in the US and more than 2,000 classic-car events each year. Hagerty.com
Many 1980s collectible cars still can be had for far less than you would pay for a new economy car.
