What can you do with Old Cars Data?

Old 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

Install

Add Old Cars Data to your client. Pick the one you use.

claude mcp add --transport http old-cars-data https://api.oldcarsdata.com/mcp

codex mcp add old-cars-data --url https://api.oldcarsdata.com/mcp

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "old-cars-data": {
      "url": "https://api.oldcarsdata.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Add to `~/.cursor/mcp.json`, or `.cursor/mcp.json` for a single project.

{
  "servers": {
    "old-cars-data": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://api.oldcarsdata.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Add to `.vscode/mcp.json` in your workspace.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "old-cars-data": {
      "url": "https://api.oldcarsdata.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Add to `claude_desktop_config.json`, then restart Claude Desktop.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "old-cars-data": {
      "serverUrl": "https://api.oldcarsdata.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Add to `~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json`.

Score

39 / 100

Incomplete

Documentation14/25
Maintenance13/25
Trust9/20
Capability0/15
Install experience12/15

Documents what it does and how to connect
Has a resolvable package or endpoint
Exposes at least one tool, prompt or resource
README has substantive content
Includes a code example
Documents its configuration
Mentions credentials or security posture
Last commit 106 days ago
Has a release history
Repository is not archived
No licence detected
Namespace verified in the official MCP registry
Claimed by its owner
Published under an organisation
0 tool(s) documented
Provides prompt templates
Provides resources
6 documented install method(s)
Published to a package registry
Offers a hosted endpoint — no local install

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Version history

Versions	Published
1.0.0Latest	May 17, 2026