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Going to the Mat with a Paddle
"That's a good piece, you should buy it."The auction catalog description read, "Persian Heriz carpet, geometric central medallion and stylized floral decoration on madder red ground with ivory spandrels, 9' 6" x 11' 9". Estimate: $700-$900."Offe... [ read more] |
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Another Soft Adventure
The two emotions dominating the market today are exuberance-especially from new collectors-and wariness, from those who have seen this all before.I've just finished participating in the three-day, Miles Collier-hosted symposium, Connoisseurship ... [ read more] |
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It's Not a Bubble, It's a Wave
For the past decade, we've been watching the price of real estate escalate, seemingly without an end in sight. Some houses seem to double every decade, and, despite the increases, there appears to be no shortage of eager, willing buyers. So why... [ read more] |
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The Year of the Car
The 2006 North American International Auto Show in Detroit heralded the return of the car. As gas prices soar, customers are looking for-and manufacturers are competing to offer-products that are decidedly European in flavor. Compact size, styli... [ read more] |
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You Can Go Home Again
If knowledge is power, SCMers are about to become an even more formidable group of collectors. The information on all 40,000 cars in our database will soon be available to you 24/7, from anywhere in the world, via your handheld devices.Starting ... [ read more] |
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Frommer, Zagat, and Me
What makes a car collectible? And what makes one car more desirable than another? We all might agree that a 1967 911S is more desirable that a 1977, but exactly why? At SCM, we have long felt there was a need for an evaluation and rating system ... [ read more] |
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An Affair Revisited
Just after Monterey, I got a call that delighted the enthusiast in me, and terrified what remains of the sensible adult. In 1995, I sold one of my favorite cars, a 1965 Alfa Giulia Spider Veloce, to Ken Metzger, a friend in Belvedere, CA, for $2... [ read more] |
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Something Old, Something New
Monterey is the focus of this issue, with over 200 cars described in detail by our crack team of analysts. If you were there, you saw them going from car to car, diligently noting details like panel fit, paint quality and interior condition. The... [ read more] |
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Shredding Rubber and Shedding Parts
I took the SCM 1963 Corvette split-window out for a spin last week, a shake-down for this year's running of the Monte Shelton Northwest Classic Rally.I stopped to pick up my good friend Steve Sargent, who, although not a full-bore car guy, does ... [ read more] |
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Pick Six
Alfa Romeo is the featured marque at a variety of events in Monterey this year, so sprinkled throughout this issue you'll find a focus on Alfas. Putting all this stuff together had me itching to write yet another chapter in my long saga with the... [ read more] |
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How My Bimmer Turned into a Pacer
I drove to Seattle on a Saturday morning in a 2006 BMW 325i, and by the time I returned the following day I was behind the wheel of a 1977 AMC Pacer wagon. And yes, it was by choice.The BMW is a fine car, with a pleasing appearance less Bangle-i... [ read more] |
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Where Have All the Cheap Cars Gone?
The first issue of SCM roared off the presses (or more accurately, was spit out of a mimeograph machine) in 1988. We were just in time to ride the upsurge in the market through its crest in early 1990.I was buying and selling sports and imports ... [ read more] |
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The End of Collectible Cars
It's time we all stopped pretending. For all intents and purposes, the last collectible serial production car rolled off the assembly line sometime in the mid-1970s.SCM has long maintained that the 1955-73 period will be regarded as the Golden A... [ read more] |
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Of Miatas and Mini-Cars
The 1974 Mustang II, by nearly any standard, was a pathetic shadow of the original. It was also a terrific sales success, its 384,000 units sold far outstripping the 134,267 of the 1973, final-year, "Big Mustang."The reason Mustang IIs flew out ... [ read more] |
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Grandpa's Mod-Con Mercury
While I've never been to a 24-hour race, the Speed Channel coverage of the 2005 Barrett-Jackson auction came close. Although my duties in the broadcast booth were spread over four days, that's a lot of hours to put in watching the world's shinie... [ read more] |
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