Keith Martin

Keith’s Blog: Winking and Wiping

The Alfa Romeo Club of Oregon (AROO) held its annual Valentine’s Day Tour last week. For my 16-year-old son Bradley, it was his first time driving a manual-shift classic sports car on a tour. My driver-training philosophy has been to have him become competent driving automatics in a variety of […]

Keith’s Blog: How Many Cars Do You Need?

It’s the eternal recurring question for gearheads. How many cars to you really need? Usually, the answer is determined by how many parking spaces you have. But for the moment let’s assume you have unlimited space. I have found that when you get beyond five or six cars, you are […]

Keith’s Blog: How Alfa Romeo Lost to Porsche

In 1964, Alfa Romeo and Porsche were roughly on par with their mass-production cars. The 356C and the Giulia Spider Veloce had similar performance. But by 1970 the two companies were worlds apart and have continued to diverge. Two things happened. First, in 1965 Porsche introduced the 6-cylinder 911. It […]