The routes of classic car tours generally fall into one of two patterns, point-to-point or hub-and spoke. The grandfather of classic car tours is the Mille Miglia. Originally a race first held in 1927, it was point-to-point, starting and ending in Brescia, Italy. The event was reborn as a “timed […]
Since 1954, the Mercedes-Benz SL has built its legacy largely through popular culture. Think of Clark Gable and his 1955 300SL Gullwing or Hugh Hefner’s 1959 300SL Roadster. John Lennon owned a 1965 W113 “Pagoda” 230SL, and the R107 was given a starring role in countless 1970s–80s movies and television […]
Last week I wrote about taking our 1971 Jaguar E-type SIII V12 coupe on a club run to Timberline Lodge, about a 120-mile round trip. Rick Martin, a fellow SIII owner and friend, did the driving. He kept remarking how “good and tight” the car felt compared to other E-types […]
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act has traveled a rough-and-tumble political road, but we now have some certainty about the tax picture for the next 10 years. Collectors are now able to forge ahead on what to do with their car collections from a tax planning perspective. Income-tax rates Sales […]
“Dad, next year let’s take the slow Porsche.” Those were my son Bradley’s first words when he hopped out of the 2024 Porsche 911 Carrera he had been driving. We had just finished a leg of the NW Passage, the biannual tour put on by the Oregon Region of the […]
We purchased our 1971 Series III V12 Jaguar E-type on Bring a Trailer on Feb 28, 2020. Price including commission was $39,375. It was represented as having 22k original miles, and all original surfaces, in and out. The chassis number is 1S71487BW. When I plugged that into the search field […]
At last, my son has picked out a car that he actually wants. After suffering through my C3 Corvette and off-road Disco Land Rover fantasies, Bradley wanted a car that worked for his own Gen Z sensibilities. He began peppering my inbox with 1980s and 1990s cars, particularly Volvo wagons. […]