Buy What You Love, Pay What You Should
Keith Martin
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Keith’s Corner: The SCM Fleet is Leaving the Harbor
We continue the rush to get five SCM vehicles ready for two events happening over the next 10 days. The 2006 Lotus Elise and the 2000 Boxster S have to be ready to launch on this Thursday, heading out in the afternoon to meet everyone in Eugene, Oregon. It’s the start of the 1,000-mile Oregon…
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Keith’s Corner: May 24th
While the multi-million dollar auction sales make exciting reading, it’s more prosaic stuff that’s keeping the SCM car teams busy this week. SCM “Legal Files” columnist Draneas took the burgundy MG for a couple of days and came back with this report: It drives pretty good although not as good as the GT. Here is…
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Keith’s Corner: Will You Drive Our MGs Back From Reno?
We’re looking for a couple of drivers to pilot two of our 1974 MGs from the MGA/B National Convention in Reno, back to Portland. The cars would be available as of Monday night, June 13 or Tuesday morning, June 14. SCM will pay for your gas and publish the story of your trip in our…
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Keith’s Corner: May 10th
Portland car season is heating up, and the pace of car repairs and refurbishments at SCM proves it. SCM staffers Chad Tyson and Tony Piff have been running a non-stop MGB shuttle program, running the three cars between the SCM Garage, Guy’s Interior Restorations (for new seat cushions, new dash pads), and Harold’s Auto Service…
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Keith’s Corner: From Infineon Raceway to Seabrook, Texas
This is the season. As the weather continues to improve, enthusiasts begin bringing their winter-stored beauties out for tours, rallies, and shows. Wendie and I spent a delightful four days on the California Mille last week, starting in front of the tony Fairmont Hotel. Organizer Martin Swig and sponsor Chopard graciously provided us with a…
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The Allure of the Automobile
Portland, Oregon is a quaint town. Bicyclists swarm in their own lanes, groups of runners go clomping by like gazelles or hippos—depending on their body mass—and there always seem to be a few happy people in line at the medicinal marijuana dispensaries. Given its tree-hugging reputation, it comes as a surprise to some that the…
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Keith’s Corner: April 26th
It’s been a week of bifurcations: making assignments for the next issues of CM and SCM on one hand, sheparding the three MGs from shop to DMV to garage on the other; preparing for the California Mille (we’ll be on it when you read this, in a 1958 Alfa Romeo Giulietta spider), and pushing forward…
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Sea Change in Scottsdale
By now the Scottsdale numbers are familiar: $160m in total sales, very close to the record $167m set in 2007. 2,221 cars sold. Attendance up at every event, and strong individual prices across the board. But the biggest news to come from Scottsdale could be found in a press release issued on February 14, 2011—23…
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Keith’s Corner, April 12th
Charlotte Autofair, The B Team Update and Alex Goes Off-Road Just back from spending a weekend shooting four more episodes of “What’s My Car Worth” at the Charlotte Autofair in North Carolina. I was joined by dealers Peter Klute and Mark Hyman, and Auctions America CEO Donnie Gould. The three circled the swap meet looking…