Classic Car Owners Fill Their Tanks at Vintage Prices at Iconic Beverly Hills Gas Station

Hagerty Magazine Celebrates National Collector Car Appreciation Day

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Jul 08, 2016, 03:55 ET

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. and BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., July 8, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Hagerty magazine celebrated the 7^th annual National Collector Car Appreciation Day in Beverly Hills, California by transforming one of the nation's most iconic gas stations into a full-service station from the past. The event welcomed collector car owners in the epicenter of America's car culture.

Those who participated in the event received gas at vintage prices based on the year of their vehicle. For example, a 1960 vehicle filled their tank for 31 cents a gallon.

Hagerty vintage gas station event celebrating National Collector Car Appreciation Day at the iconic 76 Gas Station in Beverly Hills, CA.

Jason Perls Miller, 28, of Culver City, CA with his 1970 Ford Mustang Convertible purchased gas for 35 cents a gallon during the Hagerty vintage gas station event celebrating National Collector Car Appreciation Day.

Owner Mike Novins and 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air from Northridge, CA purchased gas for 29 cents per gallon.

"I am speechless. I am seeing this today for the first time but for me it is also a glimpse back in time," said Jason Perls Miller, 28, from Culver City, CA who brought his 1970 Ford Mustang Convertible. "It is wonderful to see so many cars come out and celebrate this day."

Owners were also treated to a full service experience from a bygone era including attendants clad in 1950s gas station service uniforms washing windows and checking fluids while hits from the 1950s and 1960s played on a jukebox.

"This day is about celebrating America's love affair with the automobile and more importantly encouraging people to get their cars out of the garage for a weekend of summer cruising," said McKeel Hagerty, Executive Publisher of Hagerty Magazine. "This event transforms the owners back to the time their car was new and full service gas stations were the norm."

About Hagerty
Based in Traverse City, Michigan, Hagerty is the world's leading insurance provider for classic vehicles and host to the largest network of classic car owners. Hagerty offers insurance for classic cars, trucks, motorcycles and motorcycle safety equipment, tractors, automotive tools and spare parts and even "automobilia" (any historic or collectible item linked with motor vehicles). Hagerty also offers overseas shipping/touring insurance coverage, business coverage and club liability coverage. For more information, call (800) 922-4050 or visit www.hagerty.com.
Hagerty also provides online Valuation Tools and publishes Hagerty Price Guide, which are the premier guides for post-war collectible automobiles. For more information please visit www.hagerty.com/valuationtools

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