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Well I went with Grundy as well. Easy to work with and reasonable.
Re: '...neglect to tell about modifications....' Well if it's actual neglect I'd make the correction ASAP. If it's intentional "neglect" in order to save a few $$$ on premiums, that's a different matter and only the person who does it can decide on how to resolve. I have insurance to protect my property and I want to make sure it does just that. If I neglect to tell the insurance company about something I expect to be covered, I guess it'd be my loss, not theirs since they provide coverage based on the information I give them, and premiums are based on that information as well. Full disclosure in order to have full coverage for my property is why I have insurance. Just MHO. |
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Nice thread guys. I am actually in the restoration process with an inoperable vehicle and will be getting insurance soon. I have never dealt with insurance as my mother in law has always done our policy as she works for the carrier. Thanks for the lesson.
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I have found that like the old saying "the devil is in the details." Most of the well known antique companies seem to have good reputations but they have different fine print. Things to watch for are storage requirements, mileage restrictions, driver restrictions, modifications and others. Make sure the details match your situation.
As an example I had State Farm for many years because they would insure my three teenage sons. The antique only companies will not insure teenagers. When I retired I switched to Grundy because they had no mileage restrictions and had reduced rates for multiple cars. No longer have teenagers and have lots of driving time. They recognize that I can only drive one car at a time. |
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A couple of cautionary comments about a common practice:
It is a very bad idea to drop your old car insurance when you are not operating the vehicle (s), like during the winter. I know several guys that do that on the assumption that their home owners insurance will cover the vehicle (s) in the event of a fire or other loss causing event. HOME OWNERS INSURANCE WILL NOT COVER ANY VEHICLE THAT NEEDS TO BE LICENSED. Home owners insurance will in most cases cover your lawn mower, garden tractor, golf cart, etc. I know three guys that lost very expensive vehicles in fires with no coverage. If you are working on a vehicle, as soon as it starts to take shape into a recognizable vehicle, insure it for fire, theft, etc. DON'T ASSUME THAT THE SHOP THAT IS WORKING ON THE VEHICLE CARRIES INSURANCE TO PROTECT YOUR CAR. As a general rule if you look around the shop you will see a small sign saying... "Not Responsible for Fire or Theft". Fortunately for me I found out about my friends loss which prompted me to ask my wife about our insurance.. I know my wife is a penny pincher of the first order (Irish) so after I asked her, which got me a vague answer that everything was under control, I checked with the insurance agent/carriers.. I found out that she was in the habit of dropping the insurance on the RV, antique cars and two boats during the winter months... I now take care of most of the vehicle/boat insurance. In my state, California, the state now cancels the vehicle registration when the insurance carrier notifies the state that the coverage has been dropped.
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Incidentally, I keep a high deductible on my collision coverage, because I figure if the damage is less than $1000 I'll probably fix it myself. I only need the insurance company to step in when it would be a more major collision of a few thousand or more. It saves a good amount on the policy. On my comprehensive I keep a $0 deductible, because if someone steals my wheels or radio I don't want to get hit for the first $500 of it. And it doesn't add very much at all to the policy to do this.
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I have AARP’s classic car insurance. They do my home and regular auto insurance as well. They’ve been very good with the one claim that I had and it did not affect my rates. Worth considering
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I would advise against J C Taylor. A friend of mine had extensive damage to his 57 Bird (trailer truck) and the adjuster Taylor had only ok'ed about $8,000 for repairs. The actual damage was at least twice that. Only when my friend threatened to get a lawyer involved did they come up with a reasonable settlement.
The old JC Taylor is no more. They were bought out sometime in the past by a company that insures RV's and motorcycles and didn't even know what a Thunderbird was at that time (about two years ago). Needless to say, his new car is insured with some one else. |
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Location: Star, MS
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Has anybody had experience with American National Property and Casualty (Chrome)? They sent me an unsolicited quote at about 1/3 of what I am paying Hagerty, but there was no contract with it to see what the restriction are. They even know what coverage I presently have.
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