> FWIW, when I bought my 1969 1600 a couple of months ago I called USAA
> (our insurance carrier) and they agreed to cover the car at the full
> purchase price with complete coverage (comprehensive, collision, even
> towing...). Only two issues 1) you have be a USAA member, e.g. U.S.
> military dependents and/or spouses and/or adult children's spouses
> (me) and 2) they would write the policy since we already had our two
> other cars with the same coverage. I'm keeping the sales receipts and
> receipts for everything else. And, I'll probably get it appraised
> somewhere down the road (say 3-5 years).
Unless they've recently changed their criteria, you have to be, or have
been, an active duty or reserve officer (or family member) to be eligible
for membership in USAA. That leaves us poor enlisted folks out in the
cold.
FWIW, Ron
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