Reports and pix from places we’ve been

From the Eyes of the Youth Reporter: Concours d’Elegance of America

August 10, 2011

My name is John Tyler Wilson and I’m 14 years old, from Livingston, La., I am the official Youth Reporter for Hagerty’s Operation Ignite!, which is a program built to connect kids with cars.
The Youth Reporter Contest may be what I won, but a job to share the hobby with you is what I received. My assignment is to attend car shows and report on the events and my sightings. For my first event, my parents and I jumped on a plane from Louisiana to Plymouth, Mich., for the Concours d’Elegance of America at St ...
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Young Drivers Learn to Shift Classics

July 14, 2011

The cars have cooled and cones have been packed up. The first-ever Hagerty Driving Experience is in the books.
Through this Operation Ignite! initiative – held Friday, July 8 at the Automotive Hall of Fame in Dearborn, MI – young drivers between 15 and 20 years old had the chance to celebrate Collector Car Appreciation Day behind the wheel of some of the sweetest classics to learn to drive a manual transmission ...
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Hagerty youth reporter contest just got cooler

April 01, 2011

Just when you thought our Youth Reporter Contest couldn’t get any more awesome...Jay Leno comes along and makes it a hundred times awesomer!
In a recent video on Jay’s Garage, Jay talks with our CEO McKeel Hagerty about how cool he thinks our contest is for kids who like cars and want to be on TV like him someday. Then, he offered to have the winner over for a visit. So not only will the winner go to classic car events around the country, you’ll also get to meet Jay Leno and check out his amazing garage!!
It’s big news ...
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Operation Ignite! Partners with AACA and HVA for Youth Judging

March 02, 2011

Hagerty Operation Ignite! Connecting Kids and Cars and the Historical Vehicle Association are proud to announce a new partnership with the Antique Automobile Club of America. The three organizations will bring Hagerty’s Youth Judging program to 30 AACA events throughout the country in 2011, creating more opportunities for youth to join the fun and camaraderie of the collector car hobby.
“My interest in collector vehicles grew at an early age, because I worked on cars in the garage with my Dad,” said McKeel Hagerty, CEO of Hagerty Insurance ...
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Welcome to Operation Ignite Connecting Kids and Cars brought to you by Hagerty Insurance

March 04, 2011

Involvement in the collector vehicle hobby can take a person unimaginable places—no matter how young or old you are. It can be the spark that ignites a lifetime of new experiences, opportunities and memories.
As the world’s leading provider of collector vehicle insurance, Hagerty is dedicated to helping provide opportunities for young people to become involved in the collector car and boat hobby. Operation Ignite! Connecting Kids and Cars is a suite of programs designed to introduce and grow interest in the hobby through interactive games and events ...
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