Collector cars, on paper

Notes for people who keep old cars

IGA Funds explains how a car's papers are filed, which costs of keeping it can be written on a blank sheet, and how a repair differs from leaving material in place. The pages cite what they read. They do not offer a vehicle, a share, or a financial result.

This is an independent information site, not a fund.

A wooden bench, a folded cloth, a closed notebook and plain boxes in an empty garage

Start with the file

Collector cars

How to separate registration papers, service records and sale papers, and how a repair goal differs from leaving material in place. Open Collector cars.

Ownership costs

A blank sheet for the costs of keeping, moving and insuring a collector car, and a storage checklist drawn from a museum note. Open Ownership costs.

Equipment costs

How a public life-cycle cost definition can be used to list the costs of equipment that supports a stored car, without a machine model or a price. Open Equipment costs.