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Keith’s Blog: Datsun Ratrods and Alfa 8Cs
It’s been a busy car weekend.
I spent Friday and Saturday in Olympia, Washington attending the Alfa Romeo National Convention. “Sempreverde,” Sea to Summit, attracted more than 200 Alfas and 400 registrants.
I drove the 1958 Sprint Veloce to the convention, and Doug Hartman and Julie Brown drove her 1969 GTV.
There were four “big Alfas” there. David Smith brought his 6C 2500 that just won Best of Show at the Forest Grove Concours along with one of just three Read More
Video of the Week: Check out Keith Martin’s video on a Galapagos Giant
Keith’s Blog: My Tortoise is Older Than Your Car
Bradley and I visited a conservation and breeding facility for Galapagos tortoises last week. Located on San Cristobal in the Galapagos Islands, its goal is to help keep these giant reptiles from extinction.
They were once thought to number over 200,000 on San Cristobal alone. Now, after centuries of being used as a convenient food source for passing ships (they can live up to two years in the hold of a ship with no food or water), their numbers have Read More
Video of the Week: Check out Steve Lehto’s video on a 1972 Ferrari 365 GTC/4
Keith’s Blog: In the Amazon, to the Galapagos and On The Road
I practiced shooting poison-tipped darts with a blowgun in the Amazon rain forest yesterday.
The monkeys have nothing to fear from my aim.
It was a bucket-list thing, taking my son Bradley to an eco lodge in the Amazon (La Selva) and then to the Galapagos Islands.
Our trip here came on the heels of another bucket-list experience, hosting SCM’s first 1000-mile rally for classic cars.
There will be a full report on SCM 30 in the December issue. But Read More
Video of the Week: See SCM’s Autozam AZ-1 in action!
Keith’s Blog: The SCM Autozam Can Be Yours in Monterey!
Can you think of a more attention-getting car to have in Monterey than a gullwing?
You could spend $1.4 million for a Mercedes. Or you could pay $17,000 for the 1992 SCM Autozam AZ-1.
This is the first year it is legal to import this car into the United States.
The Autozam joined the SCM collection a few months ago, and we will drive it down the Pacific Coast from Portland to Monterey for Car Week.
We’d like it to Read More
Video of the Week: Aston Martin DP215
Check out the Aston Martin DP215 that will cross the block at RM Sotheby’s Monterey Auction.
Keith’s Blog: The SCM Week — Big Alfas, a Tour and a Concours
A 1939 Alfa built by Ferrari captured Best of Show at the 46th Annual Forest Grove Concours d’Elegance on Sunday.
The concours is held on the tree-shaded lawn of the campus of Pacific University, 20 miles from Portland in Forest Grove. SCM Editor-at-Large Donald Osborne and I shared emcee duties for the sixth year.
With our current schedules, this is the only event Donald and I get to work together, and I thoroughly enjoy our camaraderie.
SCM and ACC have Read More