Editor’s note: Mark Wigginton is taking over this space for a few weeks while Publisher Martin grinds away at his stroke rehabilitation. A bunch of us from SCM World Headquarters visited him a few days ago, and he’s making amazing progress at regaining mobility on his left side. The man […]
Exactly 20 years ago, I wrote this lead to the “Shifting Gears” column for the March 1999 issue of Sports Car Market: Would you have bought it anyway? That’s what we seem to be asked most frequently about our 1964 Ferrari 330 America, pulled from a barn in Butte, MT, […]
I have a little bit of news to share with all of you. Last week, I was in my Portland condo and suddenly found my legs getting weaker and weaker. I was in the shower at the time, so I got out, shaved and brushed my teeth. Why I did […]
SCM’s 30th Anniversary year is now complete. And we are well on our way to celebrate our 31st year. At the end of the year, I like to reflect on how fortunate we are to be able to have old cars in our lives. More important than the cars and […]
SCM Executive Editor is taking over my blog for the Christmas holiday. He’s sharing a memory of his mother — and a sensational Matchbox garbage truck — from Christmas 1967: I carry 57 years of Christmas memories around in my head — including the first time I ever kissed a […]
Irecently had a chance to drive two state-of-the-art supercars — a McLaren 720S and a Ferrari GTC4Lusso T. The press kits that accompanied each car were full of cutting-edge technobabble. Lightweight turbines capable of 160,000 rpm. Twin injectors improving fuel nebulization. Magnetorheological dampers. They carry price tags worthy of their […]
As the year comes to a close, this is a good time to survey the SCM fleet. Compared to years past, there is very little heavy lifting going on. The only car sidelined with engine issues is our 1996 Autozam AZ-1. We blew the head gasket on the Autozam on […]
Fun with an element of danger — that’s a forest run in a vintage Land Rover. On Saturday afternoon, I got separated from the other 20 Rovers in my Caravan. I came to a fork in the road and had to make a decision. I made the wrong one. Every […]
It was a hectic day. I had just picked up the Bertone 308 GT4 from Matt Crandall at Avant-Garde Collection. Its throttle had been sticking, which made driving in rush-hour traffic more exciting that I wanted it to be. Matt’s ace mechanic Chris Smith attended to it quickly. It turned […]
I barely saw the brake lights ahead of me go bright red before I started sliding sideways at 40 mph down the ice-covered highway. For the past couple of years, I’ve had my own secret escape from the complexity — and sometimes drudgery — of the Thanksgiving holiday. I simply […]
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