So how do you choose firstly a website, then a company, then the policy, that is going to be right for your prized possession, your cherished classic car?

You could like the majority of people start off by visiting a large car insurance comparison site, such as the ones you will see advertising during virtually every commercial break on television. don’t expect to find any bargains at these types of sites. They are designed around standard polices for standard vehicles, and although many of these sites willl now quote for classic cars, the premiums are often heavily loaded and more often far from competitive. Having spent time filling out the application form online it can be disappointing to find that most companies on the comparison panel are refusing to quote for your particular classic, or have loaded the premium as the do not want your business. For the majority of the large car insurance companies, classic cars mainly equate to expensive claims, and not profitable target business.

When comparing what can at first appear to be, cheap classic car insurance through one of thee large supermarket distribution outlets, be very careful to read all the wordings in the small print, paying particular close attention to the information regarding claims.

If you own a classic car you need to ascertain that in the event of an accident your classic car will be taken to a specialist or maker approved repairer and that only genuine replacement parts will be used on your car to repair it. Unfortunately you will find that most mainstream car insurers have a network of approved repairers nationwide, and will often insist that cars covered under their policy contracts must be repaired through these outlets. In situations such as this, what appeared to be a bargain cheap car insurance deal at source, could prove to be a very expensive mistake.

The solution to the problem is to approach a specialist car insurer or broker, in particular one who has experience in underwriting classic motors, and preferably has a large book of business of classic car insurance. Unlike in many other professions for example healthcare, a specialist in car insurance is often cheaper than the High Street names and offer better value quality cover that can be tailored to the requirements of your specific classic car make and model. By specialising in a particular market niche these car insurers have developed group schemes for virtually every type of classic. By joining one of these schemes you are joining a risk pool of like minded individuals and similar cars. The specialist car insurer is able to determine more accurate rates for a particular classic and you will also benefit from the power of group buying which delivers economies of scale in the form of shared risks and cheaper premiums.

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SoCal Beaches Magazine (www.socalbeachmag.net) has just launched a new blog website that showcases the best classic cars, hot rods, woodies, muscle cars and vintage cars in California. The new website blog is www.socalbeachesclassiccars.com

Photographed along the beaches and coastal communities in San Diego, Orange County and Los Angeles, these custom classics are showcased on some of the best beaches in California.

“We have photographed hundreds of the best classic cars in California and the country and we are dedicating a website to showing these amazing cars to Internet visitors from all over the world”, said SoCal Beaches Magazine spokesperson Mark Fitzgerald.

“SoCal Beaches Magazine has been showcasing the best beaches, action sports, car shows, swimsuit models and classic cars and we now have a place to dedicate thousands of photos and hundreds of videos”, Fitzgerald continued.

SoCal Beaches Magazine showcases popular classic car shows in La Jolla, Huntington Beach, Mission Bay, Encinitas and along the Southern California coastline. The cars include some of the best chevy’s, ford’s and more. Some of the more popular models include woodies, Bel Airs, Packards, Mercury’s, Pontiac’s, Corvette’s, and a host of some of the best cars ever built by American companies.

“We are lucky to have photographer Sean Callahan working as one of our main photographers at car events and photo shoots”, Fitzgerald went on to say “Sean has photographed some of the best classic cars in the country and this new website will showcse much of his work.” “In addition he is also a great fashion photographer and has created a real niche for SoCal Beaches Magazine showcasing sexy swimsuit models and classic cars along the beach”, Fitzgerald continued.

To see some of the best classic cars and hot rods in california showcased along the beaches of Southern California check out the SoCal Beaches magazine website at www.socalbeachmag.net and the new website blog at http://www.socalbeachesclassiccars.com or visit the main website at www.socalbeachmag.net

SoCal Beaches Magazine
“Covering the beaches of Southern California”

SoCal Beaches Magazine covers the beaches of San Diego, Orange County and Los Angeles and covers the Southern California beach lifestyle including beach events, action sports, hotels, vacation rentals, classic cars, hot rods and some of the sexiest swimsuit models in the world.

The original brief was to produce a cheap, economical and reliable car for the working class. Adolf Hitler and Ferdinand Porsche were the two men responsible for kick starting the birth of the Volkswagen Beetle, and it went on to become a true classic thanks to its legendary reliability with an almost unbreakable gearbox, and both its unique shape and the unmistakable sound of its air cooled engine.

Like the Mini and the Citroën 2CV, the Beetle has become representative of the swinging sixties, and will always be associated with hippies and surfers thanks to its unique and alternative design. The beetle went on to become a classic car and has been made infamous thanks to its numerous appearances in Hollywood films, where most famously it starred as Herbie in the Love Bug, which also had a spin-off comedy series which ran from 1968 through to 2005. It was also made famous as the Autobot Bumblebee who took the form of a yellow Beetle in the popular Transformers series.

Strangely, in 1998 the Beetle was re-engineered and re-released, 4 years before the original Beetle ceased production! Unfortunately perhaps it shares little with its predecessor other than its name and its appearance, and as such has lost almost all of its charm. The new Beetle is essentially a modern VW Golf chassis with all the added features you would expect of a modern car. It’s certainly safer, easier to live with and more comfortable than the original, but the character of the original Beetle made it a true classic car.

Owners of such a car should use a special classic car insurance broker, and conduct a car insurance comparison online to find the best insurance quotes.

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