Month: March 2020

Jim’s Blog: Buy, Sell or Hold?

Coronavirus is on the news. The stock market seems to be falling more each day. Your local store is all out of hand sanitizer and toilet paper.  What does that all mean for the car market? If you were planning on making a classic car move in March or April, […]

Upcoming Guests

Upcoming guests include: Donnie Gould, March 17 Simon Kidston, March 24 Jakob Greisen, March 31 Bruce Trenery, April 7 Mark Hyman, April 14 Ed Gilbertson, April 21 Craig Jackson, April 28 Tom Cotter, May 5 Gordon McCall, May 12

06: Elana Scherr

Elana Scherr didn’t grow up in a car family but has made up for lost time since then. She started her wheeled career in motorcycle parts fabrication, then did a stint in Automotive PR before moving to the editorial side. She was a staff editor at HOT ROD Magazine, Editor […]

Porsche and Ferrari Shine at Gooding Amelia Island

President David Gooding and Auctioneer Charlie Ross sell the 1976 Porsche 934 for $1,380,000. Photo copyright and courtesy of Gooding & Company. Image by Jensen Sutta. Gooding & Company, the auction house revered for selling the world’s most desirable and prized collector cars, realized $20,785,080 in a single day at the […]

RM Sotheby’s Achieves Over $35.8m at Amelia Island

RM Sotheby’s returned to the Ritz-Carlton at Amelia Island this past weekend for the company’s 22nd annual sale as the official auction house of the renowned Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance. A two-day auction for 2020, the sale was a resounding success, totaling more than $35.8 million and with 94 percent […]

Keith’s Blog: Why I Didn’t Buy an RX-7

There was a first-gen Mazda RX-7 on Bring A Trailer recently. It had only 16,000 miles, a rare automatic transmission — and was located fewer than 15 miles from SCM World Headquarters in Portland, OR. I’ve always been attracted to these cars. Their lines are period-interesting, and the rotary engine […]

Preliminary Amelia Island Auction Results

RM Sotheby’s Totals $35.8 Million at Amelia Island A 2003 Ferrari Enzo that brought $2,782,500 led the way to RM Sotheby’s $35.8 million total at their March 6-7 Amelia Island Auction. Second-highest sale was a 1938 Bugatti Type 57 cabriolet at $1,655,000, and third place went to a 1963 Ferrari […]

Jim’s Blog: Best C4 Buys

We talk a lot about future trends here at ACC. Here’s something to use right now: Buy a C4 Corvette. Why? Because they’re iconic for their era, numerous enough to be inexpensive, and they’re fun to drive. They also don’t have many mechanical issues overall, so that makes them great, […]