Author: Tony Piff

Tony has long trumpeted the virtues of collecting Japanese cars. His daily driver is a 1970 Toyota Hilux — the one with the turn signals on top of the fenders. His popular “Rising Sun” column keeps a pulse on the J-tin market.

This Week’s Classic Mystery Photo

“I’m hoping those cars are miniatures. Otherwise the inside of my thighs are going to be real chafed.” — fuzzydice The monthly Mystery Photo has been an SCM tradition for 25 years. Each week, we’ll share one of our “greatest hits” photos from the past and give you a chance to […]

Show Your Support for “Child Help”

On January 11, a banquet and auction took place for the charity Child Help, a national organization that seeks to rescue battered and abandoned children. Steve Austin’s Automobilia donated an original painting by Nicholas Watts. “Spirit of America” depicts the winning 1964 Daytona Coupe at Le Mans. This year’s banquet […]

Desert Concorso Applications Invited

Desert Concorso is a coming to Palm Desert, California.  The event expands on Concorso Italiano‘s Monterey format, featuring Italian Cars — but not only Italian cars. The Desert Concorso is a “wash it, wax it and show it” car show. In addition to inviting all the great Italian marques, Desert Concorso also invites historically important GT, […]

The Star Cars of Paris

Artcurial, Bonhams and RM will each hold an auction in Paris this week. Here is a quick roundup of the online catalogs, along with a few of the featured cars: RM’s sale takes place February 5. Among the many heavy-hitters is a 1955 Jaguar D-type, pictured above. View the RM […]

This Week’s Classic Mystery Photo

“Everyone secretly hoped their offspring would have his mother’s looks.” — Swelldame The monthly Mystery Photo has been an SCM tradition for 25 years. Each week, we’ll share one of our “greatest hits” photos from the past and give you a chance to provide a new witty and provocative caption. Each […]

Updated Arizona Total: $253m

Here are the totals totals and high-sales for the 2014 Arizona auction week: Barrett-Jackson sold 1,401 out of 1,405 cars for $110,439 total. High sale was a 1967 Chevrolet Corvette L88 coupe, sold at $3,850,000. Gooding & Company sold 110 cars out of 118 for $49,461,550 total. High sale was a 1958 […]

This Week’s Classic Mystery Photo

“Off the grid and loving it” — MTdesign The monthly Mystery Photo has been an SCM tradition for 25 years. Each week, we’ll share one of our “greatest hits” photos from the past and give you a chance to provide a new witty and provocative caption. Each week’s winner will […]

Arizona Concours Celebrates Successful Inaugural Event

  The inaugural Arizona Concours d’Elegance took place Sunday, January 12, on the landscaped lawns of the historic Arizona Biltmore resort in Phoenix, AZ. The highly successful first-time event presented a selection of 75 automobiles, with winners announced for vehicle classes, special awards and Best of Show. Under brilliant blue skies, more […]

This Week’s Classic Mystery Photo

“Business in the front…party in the back.” — Cody Wilson, via Facebook The monthly Mystery Photo has been an SCM tradition for 25 years. Each week, we’ll share one of our “greatest hits” photos from the past and give you a chance to provide a new witty and provocative caption. […]