Hurricane Sandy aftermath as it relates to collector cars

http://www.hagerty.com/classic-car-articles-resources/Features/News has several articles and videos regarding hurricane preparations you can make to save your collector cars, tools, spare parts, etc.

 I hope all of you are safe, your things are insured, and your health is intact.

Margaret Dunning, the 102yr old with the Packard, (you know, the one that's been emailed around for the past year) went to Pebble Beach this year! Hagerty did a great article about her 1st PB experience

http://www.hagerty.com/classic-car-articles-resources/Features/News/All-Articles/2012/10/19/Margaret-Dunning-94-years-behind-the-wheel-and-counting?utm_source=ExactTarget&utm_medium=email&utm_term=&utm_content=&utm_campaign=Hagerty%20Weekly%20News%2011-12-2012 for the story

Briefly, she's been driving since age 8, and she's had her 1930 Packard since 1949.

A lot of people talked to her at the event, and some famous ones... Leno, Henry Ford III and Edsel Ford II, and that must have been a big thrill for all of them. Her neighbor was Henry Ford... way way back when.

A family stored a custom LeBaron lwb sedan '32 Stutz for 73 years, because WW2 limited supplies of tires meant the owner had to store it, and drive his Nash for commuting. So it got stored away, and never hit the road again, only 23,000 miles

thanks to Hagerty Ins Co www.hagerty.com for sending out weekly newsletters and news items like this. They also have a monthly magazine for customers, and the past issues are available online. This also is to thank the HVA  http://www.historicvehicle.org/ Historical Vehicles Association for going to car shows and finding "Cars That Matter" http://www.historicvehicle.org/This-Car-Matters/TCM  and recording the story, getting photos, and sharing such great stuff with all of us!