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Keith Martin
The SCM 1958 Alfa Romeo Sprint Veloce “Confortevole” is on Bring A Trailer!
The SCM 1958 Sprint Veloce “Confortevole” is now on BAT!
This is a numbers-matching, tour-ready 1958 Alfa 750 Series Sprint Veloce “Confortevole.” It is one of 150 made.
Watch Bring A Trailer and the Avant Garde Collection. It took me 15 years to find this car and another five years to get it right.
It is fitted with a Jon Norman 1,400-cc kit and modern cams. The engine was built by Denny Pillar. It has a Rugh suspension, Read More
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Jim Pickering
Carspotting on a Wednesday Night
Portland is home to Beaches Summertime Cruisin’ — the largest weekly cruise-in on the west coast. A good night will see over a thousand 1974 and older classics take over acres of grass at Portland International Raceway — and on certain nights, later model muscle, trucks, and sports cars are welcome, too.
I headed out to Beaches this past week to kick some tires before the thrash of Monterey Car Week set in — and to Read More
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Chad Tyson
Mecum’s Portland Auction brings Muscle and 4-Wheel Drive Temptation
Mecum Auctions is returning to the City of Roses for the second year in a row — and they’re bringing some special Shelby and muscle cars.
This year’s auction is on June 16-17 at the Portland Expo Center, just a short drive from SCM World Headquarters.
Last year Mecum sold 297 of 478 cars (62%), totaling $9,316,726.
A 1965 Shelby GT350 sold for $335,500 for the high sale. Mecum will no doubt look to improve those numbers this time around.
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Nick Jaynes
The Millennial and the MG, Part Two: Perfect Stasis
It’s a sunny Saturday morning and, from behind the wheel of my 1971 MGB Mk II, the storefronts of Detroit’s M-1 Woodward Avenue peel past my periphery.
With my head cocked back and a big grin on my face, I am fully engaged in the buttery smoothness of the roadster’s boisterous four-cylinder, the enthrallingly tight and click-y gearbox shifter, and copious amounts of wind in my hair.
Although I am reveling in my momentary motoring splendor, such moments are few Read More
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Monterey Car Week Digital Auction Catalogs
Right now is a good time to scan all the Monterey Car Week auction lots — planning ahead is fun — so here are the links for each one:
Mecum Auctions Monterey Auction, August 15-17
Russo and Steele Monterey Auction, August 15-17
Worldwide Auctioneers Pacific Grove Auction, August 15
Bonhams Quail Lodge Auction, August 15-16
RM Sotheby’s Monterey Auction, August 15-17
Gooding & Company Pebble Beach Auction, August 16-17
Mercedes and Ferrari Top 24th Amelia Island Concours
Arturo Keller’s 1938 Mercedes-Benz 540K Special Autobahn Courier took the Best of Show Concours d’Elegance award at the Amelia Island Concours on Sunday. The car is the only one of its kind, designed for high-speed Autobahn cruising. It has had just two owners from new — Keller is the second owner.
Best of Show Concours de Sport went to Brian and Kim Ross’ 1957 Ferrari 335S. It had been driven in period by racing legends, including Stirling Moss and Phill Read More
2019 Amelia Island Auctions Week Results
The 2019 Amelia Island Auction Week total now stands at $80 million.
A 1965 Ferrari 275 GTB brought $2,205,000 at RM Sotheby’s — and was high sale at the 2019 Amelia Island Auction Week.
RM Sotheby’s led all auctions houses with a $38.1 million total during their March 8-9 auction. Click here for more information.
Gooding and Company totaled $22 million during their March 8 auction. A 1930 Packard 734 Speedster Runabout was high sale at $1,765,000. Read More
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