1976 Datsun 280Z #39365. S/N HLS30301659. 355 miles. “Numbers-matching 2.8-L L28 inline-6, 4-speed manual transmission, light blue metallic over black vinyl, replacement steel wheels with Z hubcaps, factory 14-inch wheels with Toyo Z tires included, removed parts included, factory tools and manuals, ZCON 2020 awards and memorabilia.” Condition: 1+. SOLD […]
Month: January 2021
The Rise of the Collector-Car “Influencer”
Many of us enthusiasts who enjoy performing basic repairs on our collector cars have discovered that a play-by-play tutorial is usually only a click away on YouTube. Indeed, the Google-owned video website has become a go-to for open exchange of information and opinions among fans of nearly everything. Videos about […]
The Safe Choice
The Honda S2000 debuted in 1999, 10 years after Mazda’s Miata reinvigorated a sedentary roadster market in America. It offered more power than its topless German competitors (BMW Z3, Porsche Boxster, Mercedes-Benz SLK 320), along with a stiffer, more responsive chassis. It also undercut the competition with a $32,000 asking […]
Salvage-Title Ferrari: Bargain or a Bad Deal?
Recently, SCMer Bruce Cochran wrote me with an interesting suggestion: “I thought this particular listing for a Ferrari F12 might be of possible interest for a future dissertation. Without knowing anything about ‘salvage titles,’ my first instinct has always been to run in the other direction. My assumption has always […]
Keith’s Blog: It’s An Automatic World
I spent the first 68 years of my life treating sports cars with automatic transmissions disdainfully. At any club meet or cars and coffee, the first thing I looked at when I walked down a row of cars were the center consoles. If I saw a gear-shift lever and a […]
Keith’s Blog: A Tough Date: Bonding with the U-Boat
I’ve driven and raced a variety of Porsches over the years. I’ve put significant miles on a 356 Convertible D, raced a 2.7 Carrera with MFI twice in the Modena Cento Ore, took our Boxster S on two 1,000-mile Oregon Porsche club tours, piloted a 1968 911 L on the […]
SCMLive! 8th Annual Scottsdale Insider Seminar
SCM Contributors Stephen Serio and Philip Richter, and Gooding’s Hans Wurl compare, contrast, price and rate four Affordable Supercars. Moderated by SCM Publisher Keith Martin. Acura NSX BMW M6 Ferrari Modena 360 Mercedes SL 55 AMG Be sure to check out more SCMLive! on the SCM YouTube page.
Keith’s Blog: I’m Down to 10 Cars…
I feel like someone who keeps trying to lose weight and does just fine until another cream-filled doughnut comes along. In the past two years, I have sold a few cars and acquired a few more. I thought I had sold more than I had bought, but somehow my counting […]
Keith’s Blog: Dry Days Only for 2021
Here’s my New Year’s Resolution for my driving my old cars: Dry days only from now on. I once prided myself on taking my cars out in any weather, day or night. “They were just cars,” I said. And to paraphrase collector and concours judge Ed Gilbertson, “Cars are meant […]