About Old Cars Data
Old Cars Data is a remote MCP server for collector-car market research. It gives agents access to auction results, live listings, bid histories, and pricing data across named auction sources.
Key features
- 01Completed auction results
- 02Live auction listings
- 03Bid histories
- 04Vehicle makes and models
- 05Pricing statistics and market trends
Use cases
- 01Research past collector-car sale prices
- 02Track active auctions and bids
- 03Compare market trends across sources
MCP support
It connects to MCP clients over Streamable HTTP at https://api.oldcarsdata.com/mcp. OAuth authentication is supported; API keys can be used by clients that allow custom authorization headers.
Configuration
Remote servers need no local install. Pick your client, then copy the config or install in one click.
https://api.oldcarsdata.com/mcpclaude mcp add --transport http com-oldcarsdata https://api.oldcarsdata.com/mcp{"mcpServers":{"com-oldcarsdata":{"type":"http","url":"https://api.oldcarsdata.com/mcp"}}}Open in Cursor{"servers":{"com-oldcarsdata":{"type":"http","url":"https://api.oldcarsdata.com/mcp"}}}Open in VS Code{"mcpServers":{"com-oldcarsdata":{"type":"http","url":"https://api.oldcarsdata.com/mcp"}}}{"mcpServers":{"com-oldcarsdata":{"serverUrl":"https://api.oldcarsdata.com/mcp"}}}Run commands in a terminal; paste JSON into the client’s MCP config and restart. Servers that need sign-in will prompt on first connect.
Tools
Details
From the project READMEOld Cars Data MCP Server
Old Cars Data exposes collector-car auction history, live listings, bid trails, and market statistics through a remote Model Context Protocol (MCP) server.
Remote Server
https://api.oldcarsdata.com/mcp
Transport: Streamable HTTP
Authentication
Old Cars Data supports OAuth-based authentication for compatible MCP clients. Developer tools that do not support OAuth may use an Old Cars Data API key where the client allows custom authorization headers.
Available Data
- Completed collector-car auction results
- Live auction listings
- Bid history
- Vehicle makes and models
- Pricing statistics and market trends
Coverage includes Bring a Trailer, Cars & Bids, Hagerty, PCAR Market, All Collector Cars, Gooding & Co, and RM Sotheby's.
Documentation
- MCP setup guide: https://oldcarsdata.com/docs/mcp
- API documentation: https://oldcarsdata.com/docs
- Product website: https://oldcarsdata.com
Registry
This repository contains the server.json manifest used to publish Old Cars Data to the official MCP Registry under:
com.oldcarsdata/mcp
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