By Jim Mateja, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Mar. 21--CHICAGO -- Because his company is involved auctioning collectible cars just about every week of the year, Dean Kruse, of Kruse International, the Auburn, Ind., auction house, keeps close tabs on what's hot and what's not in the trade.
And each year he compiles his "Dean's List" of cars most expected to increase in value as a guide for those who make a business of collecting and those who are thinking about entering the hobby.
"I'm seeing a new trend this year," Kruse