Car auction sites
like Bring a Trailer are more popular than ever these days. Even if you’re not looking to shell out a few grand on a used car
, who doesn’t love window shopping through the often rare, vintage, classic, and eclectic offerings on auction sites?That’s exactly what the contributors at Car and Driver
have in mind when they choose to feature one daily standout car from Bringatrailer.com
. In this article, car ownership super app Jerry breaks down some of Car and Driver’s picks, what’s popular on Bring a Trailer (BaT) right now, and how it differs from other car auction sites.
What’s so special about Bring a Trailer?
BaT differs from other more mainstream car auction sites in that it's a hotspot for classic, collector, and otherwise unique enthusiast vehicles.
The car auction site has even received write-ups in the New York Times, Bloomberg, and the Los Angeles Times for its exceptional picks.
Bring a Trailer curates its offerings based on audience submissions, and presents the vehicles as they are in straightforward language. The car auction site also boasts a community of over 700,000 users and 300,000 registered bidders.
If you’re interested in buying, selling, browsing, or just talking about rare cars with other enthusiasts, BaT is the place to go.
‘Car and Driver’ Bring a Trailer picks
While Bring a Trailer does meticulously curate its picks, it can be overwhelming to try to sift through them all. For automotive enthusiasts who just want the highlights, Car and Driver selects one pick per day from Bring a Trailer to feature on its site.
Car and Driver’s BaT pick of the day feature goes further to do a deep dive into the specs, history, and any other interesting features of the car.
A recent feature of the 1980 Zastava 750
, for example, goes into the history of a car that was built in the former Yugoslavia for 30 years starting in 1955. A few of Car and Driver’s recent picks include a 1980 Zastava 750, a 1967 Volkswagen Beetle, a 1960 Pontiac Catalina Safari, and a 1995 Mazda Miata with a modded LS1 transplant.
Insurance for collector cars
If you’re a collector of classic or rare cars, it's important to have the right car insurance
. For the best rates, try using the Jerry
app. A licensed broker, Jerry does all the hard work of finding cheap quotes from the top name-brand insurance companies and buying new car insurance. Jerry will even help you cancel your old policy.
To ensure you always have the lowest rate, Jerry will send you new quotes every time your policy comes up for renewal, so you’re always getting the coverage you want at the best price.
This level of service is why Jerry earned a 4.6/5 rating on the App Store and made it the top insurance app in the country.
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