Month: July 2023

Keith’s Blog: The As-Delivered Corvette Bootie

My son Bradley is now in his second month of ownership of his 1982 Collector’s Edition Chevrolet Corvette. His immersion into the world of Sharks continues. For 1980-82 third-generation Corvettes, the National Corvette Restorer’s Society has a judging and restoration manual that has well over 300 pages. With SCMer and […]

East Bound and Down

SCM’s editorial staff has plenty of opportunity to get out of the office over the course of the year. You’ll find us following the action in Scottsdale, on the concours lawn at Amelia Island, and dashing from event to event during Monterey Car Week. But our favorite annual outing is […]

Keith’s Blog: Strutting With the Sporto

The 911 Sportomatic project is moving along nicely. We purchased it last October from the “for sale” corral at the Hershey swap meet. The path to bringing it back into service has been a convoluted one. SCM Editor-In-Chief Jeff Sabatini took the car on a 400-mile round trip to Sisters, […]

Buy, Sell, Hold: Spotlight #64 – Caroline Cassini – Director of Business Development at Broad Arrow Auctions

This week on Sports Car Market Magazine’s Buy, Sell, Hold: Spotlight, Broad Arrow Auctions Director of Business Development, Caroline Cassini joins us to recap Broad Arrow’s recent 75th anniversary Porsche auction event and discuss their Gateway Auto Museum and Academy of Art University Automobile Museum collections as well as preview […]

Keith’s Blog: The Joy of Concours Weekends

The 49th annual Forest Grove Concours d’Elegance went off without a hitch. It was an immersive weekend for me and Bradley. He drove his 1982 Corvette on the tour through the rolling hills of Oregon’s Willamette Valley, and I didn’t get us hopelessly lost. We were only on the wrong […]

Why We Do the Things We Do

The fifth annual SCM 1000 is in the books. I have many memories to savor. To start, I’ve never seen anything like 45 classic cars dwarfed by the majestic presence of the Grand Coulee Dam. It was certainly a tribute to engineering prowess. Speaking of which, I watched Grand Marshal […]

Integra Love Spreads

1993 Acura Integra GS-R Coupe S/N JH4DB238XPS000187. 58,300 miles. “1.7-liter inline 4-cylinder engine (B17A1), 5-speed manual transmission, 160 hp, 117 lb-ft of torque, original owner until 2022, 14-inch alloy wheels, four-wheel disc brakes, fog lights, rear spoiler, sunroof, cloth upholstery, AM/FM/cassette radio, and cruise control, no modifications.” Condition: 1-. SOLD […]

Piecing Together the Truth

In 1973, rule changes made the iconic and highly successful Porsche 917 ineligible for many races. Porsche developed the 911 Carrera RSR to take its place, which required that the automaker homologate at least 500 street versions to qualify for competition. Porsche ended up selling 1,525 Carrera RS cars and […]