Author: SCM Web

Breaking News: Barrett-Jackson Reschedules Scottsdale Auction

Barrett-Jackson’s Scottsdale Auction, the cornerstone of January’s Arizona Auction Week, has been rescheduled for March. The auction company announced today that it would move its January 2021 sale to the week of March 22, 2021. “While every indication showed that our bidders, consignors and sponsors were behind our efforts to […]

Best of John Draneas’ Legal Files

Among the many contributors to Sports Car Market over the years, few have amassed the devoted and loyal following that John Draneas has with his monthly column, Legal Files. Thanks to a sharp mind that can reduce the most complex legal issues to their most salient points, Draneas never fails to educate and entertain with his thoughtful prose. With his unique insights and perspectives on the hobby, The Best of Legal Files is an indispensable resource for collectors and enthusiasts to learn from the mistakes made by others.

Best of Keith Martin’s Shifting Gears, Vol. 1

Since the earliest issues of the Alfa Market Letter and on through to its subsequent transformation into Sports Car Market, Publisher Keith Martin has been the voice of reason throughout the ebbs and flows of the collector car hobby. In Shifting Gears, Volume 1, Keith shares his insights and musings into an era when auctions were first shown on television and tired old racing cars became seven-figure collectibles. A master class in automotive history, Keith’s columns provide an educational and entertaining look at where we once were and still provide valuable lessons about where we are headed tomorrow.

Labor Day in the Midwest Means Auburn

While there is no Auburn Cord Duesenberg Festival this year – the first time in its 64-year history that this foundational vintage car event has not been held – there will be auctions. RM Auctions and Worldwide Auctioneers will still be holding their Labor Day Weekend sales, in-person onsite in […]

Monterey Auctions Total $58m

The preliminary numbers are in: 2020’s Monterey sales have totaled $57,997,150 — closer to 2004’s $48m than 2019’s $245m. With 2020’s traditional Monterey events canceled, three of the auction houses that typically run Car Week auctions shifted to online bidding and held events close to their typical Monterey dates: RM […]