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I could very much do the second series of dates July 23/24. The first set of dates might be a problem as I have a 10am conference speech on the 15th in Calgary. Sadly I no longer have a private jet so would need to slum it on a commercial air service to Portland then drive over. I would also need to borrow a car off you Bruce as Caterhams do not work as hand luggage. Maybe a certain green one with carbon wings is available?

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Calling our erstwhile K series "experts" to this thread. @yellowss7 @slowdude

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For cars under restoration where you are adding value you do need to disclose that 1) the car is not in your normal garage, 2) it is being worked on to restore and 3) How much you are putting into it for increments. For value increases, I have found Hagerty do require proof in the form of comparables. I did docmentary analysis of the market on two of my cars and shared that with them - they agreed there was good reason to increase value and we agreed on a number. Its a bit of work but I think it is a fair way to approach things.

Joke? No I am a devilishly handsome gentleman for which ladies fall over themselves......laughing......at my attempts to be suave and debonair. Almost. I accidentally forget on purpose to post the really good deals as I buy them myself!

No need to complicate thinking on data. Good free to access reference points are here: https://bringatrailer.com/caterham/seven/ or https://bringatrailer.com/lotus/seven-caterham-seven/ There are enough sales at bringatrailer to make a statistical sample and extrapolate predictions from.

Hard to say. If its stated value then look at the policy. It usually is depreciated. So if you bought it for $X say 5 years ago then they will depreciate it over say Y years. If it is a regular car then 4-5 years on its usually at 40-50% of original cost. Varies by car make/model. I assume State Farm would use Kelly Blue Book or similar for depreciated values. Now you are not in that data with a Caterham. So comparables may come into play if they decide its close to another make.model (in their minds). Either way, have a claim and you have set yourself up for an extended food fight over the claim value. Sometimes the only way to resolve these disputes is litigation. So thats why you pay more for agreed value - it is insurance to avoid litigation on claim amount after a claim.

What makes Hagerty less coverage than State Farm?

I mean it’s not as if a car with a reputation for high speed understeer from a light front end, heavily encouraged from lots of rear downforce, will need a front wing…. 😛 i am glad you have good fabrication skills! Looking forward to instalment number 2!