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Five Steps to Smart Collecting
In the collector car world, January is Arizona time. Last year, in an economic atmosphere that seemed considerably more bleak, 1,726 cars went to new owners, and $133m changed hands.This year, I predict we'll see a slight uptick in sales, pe...
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from the January 2010 Issue written by Keith Martin
Quirky Trumps Practical
For the past three months, I've managed to use the SCM 1964 Volvo 544 as my primary family car, and as my daily driver. I've put just over 2,000 miles on it. In September, my wife Wendie and I and our two-year-old Bradley piled into it for t...
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from the December 2009 Issue written by Keith Martin
Steady as She Goes
Weighed against last year's drop in stocks, housing prices or contemporary art, 14% seems inconsequential Every week, we send out the "SCM Insider" email, chock full of breaking news, auction results, select videos, and a read...
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from the November 2009 Issue written by Keith Martin
Assisted Suicide, Clunker Style
Over the next few months, nearly 750,000 clunkers are going to be scrapped. Not dismantled, mind you, but smashed and melted into their base, formative materials.Whether or not this is good government policy we'll leave to our friends at The...
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from the October 2009 Issue written by Keith Martin
Pebble Beach, 2020
Each year, we call this our "Pebble Beach" issue. We wrap it up about one month before the Monterey week, and through the coordination of our printer and the trucking companies, copies magically appear at nearly every Monterey venue, from th...
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from the September 2009 Issue written by Keith Martin
Predilections and Predictions
July is an oddly quiet month in the collector car world. While there are auctions going on, vintage car shamans are still picking apart the results of the RM Maranello ($28.4m), Bonhams Monaco ($6.2m), and Mecum Indy ($33.6m) sales.And throu...
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from the August 2009 Issue written by Keith Martin
Something Old, Something New
It's been nearly ten years since I last drove in the California Mille. Dodge was the primary sponsor then, and I enjoyed the Northern California countryside from behind the wheel of a Viper.After growing up driving Alfas, with their puny 4-c...
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from the July 2009 Issue written by Keith Martin
From Occupation to Recreation
The Grays Harbor Indoor Professional Rodeo is a three-day event, and includes Bronc Riding, Bull Riding, Calf Roping, Breakaway Roping, Steer Wrestling, Team Roping, Barrel Racing, and more.My wife's father has a race-engine shop outside Elm...
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from the June 2009 Issue written by Keith Martin
Far From the Madding Crowd
I propose we take a break from the constant bric-a-brac of the market. At least for a few days, let's transport ourselves back to a simpler era, when the fundamental question wasn't how much your motorcar was worth, but whether it could actu...
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from the May 2009 Issue written by Keith Martin
The New Market
Since the end of the Scottsdale auctions, the flow of emails, letters, and phone calls has been relentless. Half are shrill diatribes, demanding that SCM support the market. Any description of prices as falling, or buyers being cautious, is ...
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from the April 2009 Issue written by Keith Martin
 
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