Insuring a passion: insurers and agents, like McKeel Hagerty, say '60s and '70s muscle cars are fueling sales.(Property/Casualty: Auto Insurance Package)(Cover story)(Statistical table)

Best's Review, October, 2007 by Green, Meg

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McKeel Hagerty once spent all his money on a car that he could not drive. Perhaps that was the day Hagerty was first bitten by the car-collecting bug. Sure, he was only 15, and his life's savings at the time was just $500. The 1967 Porsche wasn't drivable at all back then, looking more like it belonged in a junkyard than in a classic car show.

Hagerty and his father spent hours together working to restore that car, which Hagerty still enjoys driving today--after having it restored a second time by a professional team.

"It's still one of my babies," Hagerty said. "It's one of eight to 10 different cars I enjoy driving. I also get to enjoy the half-million cars that other people enjoy and insure."

Hagerty is...

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