Monthly Hagerty Market Report: July 2026

Hagerty Market Rating, Market Trends

Monthly Hagerty Market Report: July 2026

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Welcome to our monthly market report, where we sum up the previous month’s activity in the collector car market with charts and key talking points using the data we gather every day.

Key Takeaways

• The Hagerty Market Rating, which measures the status of the collector car market in terms of activity or “heat,” dropped by -0.17 from the previous month to 58.6. A number between 50 and 60 is considered “flat market” territory. The rating has been below 60 and hovering in the high-50s since April of last year, though certain segments are seeing huge growth.
• The Hagerty Market Rating remains near a 15-year low but appears to be settling into a new floor. Appreciation at the top makes for good headlines and strong metrics, but the number of impacted owners is small. For average enthusiasts, their cars are generally worth the same, and that’s OK.
• The Hagerty Market Index, an open-ended stock market-style version of the Market Rating, ticked up for the fifth consecutive month and reflects the Index’s greater resilience to inflation compared with the Market Rating, though the Index is still well down from its peak in early 2023.
• The mix of available cars continues to become increasingly newer. Last year the median model year offered at auction was 1990. One year later, it is 1992.
• Macro factors (inflation, equity market volatility, and global events) have remained the same through the summer. While market certainty is a fallacy, there is a greater sense of uncertainty across many economic fronts, and those could play out in unexpected ways.
• The August report, which will be published in September, will include the 2026 Monterey auctions and their record-breaking results. These will bring significant insights into the top end of the market, which even before Monterey saw the largest concentration of growth.

Top 10 Sales in July

1. 1985 Ferrari 288 GTO sold for $6,832,500 on Bring a Trailer
2. 1990 Ferrari F40 sold for £3,605,000 ($4,818,804) at RM Sotheby’s Woodcote Park
3. 1993 Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 3.8 sold for £3,492,500 ($4,668,425) at RM Sotheby’s Woodcote Park
4. 2005 Porsche Carrera GT sold for $4,575,500 on Bring a Trailer
5. 1971 Mercedes-Benz 600 Pullman Landaulet sold for €3,475,200 ($4,035,055) at Artcurial Le Mans Classic Legends
6. 2010 Ferrari 599XX sold for €2,536,250 ($2,900,963) at RM Sotheby’s Tegernsee
7. 2025 Aston Martin Valiant sold for $2,301,700 on Collecting Cars
8. 2015 Ferrari 458 Speciale A sold for $2,132,500 on Bring a Trailer
9. 2023 Ferrari 812 Competizione sold for €1,467,500 ($1,678,527) at RM Sotheby’s Tegernsee
10. 2004 Porsche Carrera GT sold for €1,445,000 ($1,652,791) at RM Sotheby’s Tegernsee