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Neat Stuff
Blue-Chip Model The Mercedes-Benz 300SL Roadster is one of the bluest of blue-chip collector cars. Now you can have one in 1:18 scale, made using a 3D scan of a real car. This new model series from CMC is incredibly detailed, with functional side windows or convertible-top mechanism that reveal the amazing interior with folding…
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You Write – We Read
Photo courtesy of Mecum Auctions “I just think it’s absolutely ludicrous the attention a collection is getting when someone buys a bunch of Ferraris and sticks them in a garage and doesn’t drive them and makes a fortune selling them because (drumroll, please…) nobody drove them!” Fraud-Proofing Regarding your article about collector car fraud (“Legal…
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Father’s Day Gift Guide
His Pride and Joy, Painted Argentinian artist Paula Jakos creates bespoke oil portraits of significant automobiles from photographs you supply. Immortalize your father’s car by commissioning a painting he’ll always cherish. paulajakos.ar From Track to Desk If Dad is glued to the action of this year’s Formula 1 championship, he’ll love this F1-inspired pen holder…
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Considerations on Collecting
Merriam-Webster dictionary defines a “collection” as “an accumulation of objects gathered for study, comparison, or exhibition or as a hobby.” Historically, most collectors fit into that last category, accumulating automobiles that interest them as a leisure pursuit. More recently, there has been a growing number of people buying special cars as a financial investment. Although…
