Month: May 2021

Keith’s Blog: Touring for Cars Old and New

We’ve been kicking around some thoughts about sports cars tours. I wanted to share them with you and get your reactions. I believe the future of tours will revolve around events that involve driving, immersion in the geography and culture of the areas you are in, and nightly “Conversations with […]

From The Fast and the Furious to favorites at Radwood

SCM contributors Lowell Paddock, former GM senior executive, and Philip Richter, founder of Turtle Garage, take a look at three classics from the Land of the Rising Sun and fast-appreciating collectibles: The 1989-1993 Nissan Skyline GT-R R32, 1997-2001 Acura Integra Type R and 2004-2012 Subaru WRX STi.

Imprezive Prices

1998 Subaru Impreza 22B STi #46166. S/N GC8069816. 40k kilometers (25k miles). “Turbocharged 2.2-liter flat-4, 5-speed manual transmission, locking-center differential, World Rally Blue exterior, black and blue two-tone interior, adjustable rear wing, red-finished STI brake calipers, air conditioning, #156 of approximately 400 examples for Japanese market, imported to U.S. in […]

Welcome to the SCM 1000 Touring Series

Building on the success of the SCM 1000, we are going to be offering more driving tours for those who own special cars, both old and new, along with immersive experiences for these participants. The events will be a part of the SCM 1000 “Modern Enthusiast” Touring Series, beginning with […]

Home Court Advantage

The world has gotten a lot smaller these days. Say you search the internet and find a nice-looking, numbers-matching 1964 Porsche 356SC advertised by a dealer 2,000 miles away. The car looks great, all the right boxes are checked, and there are 85 pictures of every nook and cranny. You […]

Podium or Pebble?

I have vintage-raced for nearly half my life, judged at concours events from Lime Rock Park to Amelia Island, and restored more than 50 cars, including some fairly significant old race cars. I have also worked with vintage-race-car shops in most of the U.S. states as well is in Europe. […]

A Rally-Bred, 4-Door Road Scalpel

It wasn’t terribly expensive. It didn’t sound exotic. And with the exception of its oversized rear wing, it was invisible to most. But Mitsubishi’s Lancer Evolution, born from World Rally Championship competition, was unquestionably a driver’s car. We’d even go so far as to call the “Evo” o ne of […]