Enclosed Car Carrier Benefits

Enclosed car shipping is an alternative to open car shipping. Open auto transport is the most common form of automobile transport, although open auto shipping is a very safe form of transporting your car, it does not offer a 360 degree protection of your car from dirt, the elements and bad weather.
 
  Enclosed auto transport offers the protection you will need when transporting a classic, exotic,luxury, or that new or special car which needs an extra level of protection. Here are a few benefits to using an enclosed car carrier over an open car hauler.

  -Enclosed car carriers also carry the maximum in cargo insurance, most policies are $500,000 to $1,000,000 in cargo coverage for all units on the enclosed car hauler.
-Enclosed car shipping drivers are all well trained and knowledgeable in all classic and new exotic car models to be sure each unit is handled with the care the car needs. They are the best drivers in the industry.
-Weather will not be an issue on an enclosed car carrier, your car is protected from all normal road hazards and any and all inclement weather.
-Enclosed car shipping will be more expensive because of these factors, call a Paragon transport specialist today to get a quote on your enclosed car shipment.
- Deciding to ship a car in an enclosed car carrier will give you that peace of mind while your classic,exotic,luxury, or special car is being transported across country.



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WORLD'S RAREST CAR, 1954 Concept Old's Rocket F88

This is the car that in 1954 could have "killed" the Corvette. Chevrolet, being GM's big sales and profit division, campaigned to GM to "kill" this car. When Chevy was coming out with its 6-cyl. sports car with its 2-speed "powerglide" transmission and side curtains, here was a sports car from Olds with a big old V-8 and power windows.
So, GM said no to Oldsmobile on building this car.
The world's rarest automobile: a 1954 Concept Old's Rocket F88 - the only one in existence. (read the story below)
John S. Hendricks, (Discovery Communications founder) paid in excess of 3 million to acquire this 1954 Oldsmobile F-88 Convertible Concept Car .
After spending decades as a collection of parts stuffed into wooden crates, the F-88 was reassembled. In 1954 the F-88 was a Motorama Dream Car and was one of only two, or an unconfirmed possible three, ever created. The F-88 seen here is literally the only car left of its kind and was sold to John and Maureen Hendricks at the prestigious Barrett-Jackson Auto Auction in Scottsdale , Arizona , for an unbelievable $3,240,000. This acquisition made automotive history and is the cornerstone of the Gateway Colorado Automobile Museum in its own special room in a rotating display worthy of the F-88!

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Porsche stolen in 1986 found on container ship headed to the Netherlands

After a man's red Porsche was stolen in Las Vegas in 1986, he had given up on finding the sports car, claimed the insurance money, and moved on with his life.

The man, Peter O'Toole, received quite the blast from the past when he found out that the car was found on a container ship in California bound for the Netherlands.

Now living in Oregon where he owns a construction company, Mr O'Toole hadn't thought much about his red sports car of yesteryear since he claimed the insurance money for the used car he bought from a German man for $17,000.

Quite the ride: This 1976 Porsche was stolen in Las Vegas in 1986 and found in October aboard a container ship leaving Los Angeles headed for the Netherlands

'I wasn't even a sports car guy, but I loved that car,' he told AOL Autos. 'I was a cool dad in that car.'

When he bought the car, Mr O'Toole was living in Las Vegas, working as a pit boss at the Barbary Coast casino. The car was stolen the evening of November 24, 1986 as Mr O'Toole went in for a workout at his local gym.

Fast forward a quarter of a century, and shipyard officials realized the car was one of 24 stolen cars on the same ship.

Given inflation and the increased value that comes with the age of the car, Mr O'Toole's former ride is now worth $27,000.

Raking up the miles: Since it was stolen in Las Vegas, the car has covered much of the United States in the past 25 years

The container held a total of 100 cars with varying issues: 24 were stolen like Mr O'Toole's, 63 were undeclared, seven had lower valuations than necessary and six had false documentation.

The total value of the questionable cars on board rings in at roughly $1.8million.

While it may look the same on the outside, the Porsche that Mr O'Toole used to call his own has changed over the years.

Since it was stolen, it has been registered in  Florida, Washington, and New Jersey.

(Also, when found on the boat, it was missing it's engine. If found with the engine, the collector's car would have been worth over $80,000, but it is thought that a new engine could be installed in Europe to allow for higher driving speeds.)

Though the car was found in the Los Angeles Long Beach ship yard on October 25, Mr O'Toole had not been notified of it's discovery until a reporter from AOL Autos rang him for the story.

'Really?' Mr O'Toole said when hearing of the find.

'I'm going to go look this up,' he said


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2062976/Porsche-stolen-1986-container-ship-headed-Netherlands.html#ixzz1e44c8wiY


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Camaro, stolen in New Jersey in 1975, recovered in California

Sometimes things do workout.......

Janice Maffucci had given up on ever seeing her 1969 Chevy Camaro SS again. After all, it was stolen back in 1975.

So when California cops called recently to tell her they'd found the hot rod, she hung up on them a few times, thinking it was a prank.

"I never thought that this would ever happen," Maffucci said.

But it did, and here's how: In February, Keith Williams, a car enthusiast from Santa Maria, Calif., bought the classic muscle car on eBay from a Tennessee seller for $28,000. But he soon noticed some features that he knew were inconsistent with the original model. For instance, the original six-cylinder engine had been replaced with a 427 V-8, and other parts seem to come from different sources.

So Williams contacted the California Highway Patrol (CHP). CHP officers used identifying numbers on the car to find its original VIN number. And when they ran the number, they found that it matched the one for a butternut yellow Camaro stolen in Newark, New Jersey -- on July 8, 1975.

The cops called Maffucci, who was listed as the owner. She told them the car had been stolen from outside the post office where her father worked.


"I still can't believe it, but I think it's just great," Maffucci told KSBY, a local California TV station. She said she plans on selling it, though Williams is no longer interested in buying.

Williams had insured the purchase, so he'll get his money back, though not the $875 he paid to transport the car. Still, he said it's worth it. "I got a great story to tell my grand-kids," he told the TV station.

The CHP is still working to try to find out who might have stolen the car.

The 1969 Chevy holds an almost iconic place in American muscle-car culture. The narrator of "Racing in the Streets," Bruce Springsteen's 1978 ballad about a washed-up New Jersey drag racer, drives a "'69 Chevy with a 396, fuelie heads, and a Hurst on the floor." And a rival is said to drive a Camaro.

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