SHORT SHIFTS
OPERATION IGNITE!
Following the success of last year’s Hagerty Driving Experience (HDE) dates in Michigan and California, the HDE will make a stop in Dallas, Texas, in late March, with summer dates to fol- low. Te events give licensed drivers ages 15–25 experience behind the wheel of manual-transmission vintage cars, with helpful owners riding shotgun. Hagerty’s Operation Ignite! Youth Judges have been busy, too. Tey recently walked the show fields at the Boca Raton and Amelia Island concours, learning to judge classic cars while interacting with own- ers and experts. In May, the youth judges
WHAT TO READ Built for Adventure:
Te Classic Automobiles of Clive Cussler and Dirk Pitt
Anyone familiar with Clive Cussler’s fictional hero Dirk Pitt knows he has a penchant for classic cars. But did you know those same cars populate Cussler’s real-world collection? Built for Adven- ture is a coffee-table chronicle of 56 of Cussler’s rare cars, from a 1906 Stanley
GRIOT’S GARAGE CAR CARE TIP: PRODUCT, NOT PRESSURE
Whether it’s road tar, a stubborn bird bomb or dried-on wax, our nature tells us to “Scrub a little harder!” Resist the temp-
tation. Pushing harder may win the battle, but you’ll lose the war for perfect
Youth Judges walked the showfields of several concours in the early spring.
will attend the McPherson College CARS Club Car Show in McPherson, Kansas, with summer dates to follow. If you know a young person who’d like to get involved in the programs of Hagerty’s Operation Ignite!, contact Tabetha Salsbury at
operationignite@hagerty.com.
Steamer to a 1948 Talbot-Lago GS. A must-have for any Cussler fan. $50,
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paint. No matter how soft the towel or wash mitt, too much pressure presses the dirt or contaminant into the paint, so your “cleaning” may create scratches or swirl marks. Use the proper product to soften whatever-it-may-be so you can wipe it away, leaving the clean, perfect paint your classic car deserves.
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