Buy What You Like, Pay What You Should
Keith Martin
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Keith’s Blog: Macan Hunting
A few weeks ago, in my discussion of how I bid online, I mentioned the different models I was watching. I concluded by saying that Chevrolet Corvairs and Porsche Macans were also currently on my watch list. Looking at online auctions is a lot like no-risk fishing. You bait your hook by putting cars on…
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Ciao, Bella Macchina
When I was director of dance for the Portland Opera, a large part of my life revolved around yearning, passion, searches, mysteries, findings and farewells. It’s not so different with the classic cars that roll in and out of our garages. After 10 years and 15,000 miles, I am selling our 1967 Alfa Romeo Duetto.…
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Keith’s Blog: Ready for the Road
We’re in the final shakedown period for the local Porsche club NW Passage tour. SCM is a sponsor. It begins in a week and encompasses five days and over 700 miles of driving. It starts in Portland, goes to the Running Y Resort in southern Oregon near Klamath Falls for four nights, then returns home.…
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Keith’s Blog: Route Book vs. Mobile App
I have a simple question. I see an increasing number of rallies and tours offering the option of having the route available as an app on a smart phone. On the SCM 1000, we used both the Rallista app and had a printed route book. Do you have a preference? Does using an app detract…
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Keith’s Blog: A Clutter of Spiders
Two weekends ago, there were 10 vintage Alfa Romeo convertibles lined up at a rest stop near the Santiam Pass in Oregon. Cumulatively, they represented over 400 years of driving. Each year in April, the Alfa Romeo Club of Oregon puts on the “Old Spider Tour” to celebrate Alfa convertibles built prior to 1966. This…
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Keith’s Blog: How I Bid Online, Part Two: Pulling the Trigger
Last week I noted that I always have a few cars on my watch list. At any given time, there will be a few marques I am following for no particular reason. Right now, it is Volvo 240s and Avantis. Let’s add to that Chevy Corvairs and Porsche Macans. Part of my desire to purchase…
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People, Places and Things
Museums were on my mind recently. The same week the Mullin Collection was dispersed through a sale by Gooding & Company, I was visiting Washington, D.C., immersing myself in the capital. You are truly swimming in the sea of our country’s history no matter where you go in the city. My first stop was the…
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Keith’s Blog: How I Bid Online, Part One
Last week I asked about your approach to online bidding. Thank you for your thoughtful answers. I promised in return to share my way with you. First, we have to differentiate between “in the hunt” or “just looking.” Of course, everything tends to start with “just looking.” At any given time, there will be a…
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Keith’s Blog: What’s Your Bidding Secret?
What is your approach to bidding online? Some people like to bid early and stay involved clear through the process. Others figure it’s a waste of time to place a bid until the last two minutes. Do you listen to the trolls or disregard them? Tell me what your approach is, and next week I’ll…
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Keith’s Blog: Should the Mullin Collection Have Been Broken Up?
Last Friday, Gooding & Company had a very successful auction of the majority of the Mullin Collection. (Click here for the results.) I didn’t know Peter well, but he was on a panel I once hosted at Hilton Head. He also allowed me to drive one of his Bugattis down Highway 1 from Monterey to…