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Buy, Sell, Hold: Spotlight is Sports Car Market Magazine’s flagship YouTube show. Each week, host Darin Roberge sits down with some of the Collector Car Markets most active, interesting and influential minds, and they discuss marketplace news, trends, events and of course, the best cars to buy, sell and hold.
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Pacers, Pintos and Vegas, Oh My! Looking at overlooked affordable Americans from the 1970s: AMC Gremlin, AMC Pacer, Ford Pinto, Mercury Bobcat, Chevrolet Vega
SCM contributors Lowell Paddock, former GM senior executive, and Philip Richter, founder of Turtle Garage, take a light-hearted look at some underappreciated American cars from the 1970s. Was the Chevy Vega too much too soon? Are the AMC Gremlin and Pacer overlooked classics? Is a Ford Pinto wagon worth seeking out? We’ll provide the answers…
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A Mercedes-Benz Four-Door Missile and DTM superstar. Looking at the potent and powerful 1984 to 1993 Mercedes-Benz 190 E-16V Einspritzen
Sports Car Market Publisher Keith Martin and SCM Contributor and German car authority Philip Richter examine the fascinating story behind the Mercedes-Benz 190E-16V. Whether in 2.3-16V or 2.5-16V form, find out what makes this four-door racing car for the street an affordable alternative to the E30 BMW M3.
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A poor relation or a worthy alternative? Looking at the 1955 -1963 Mercedes-Benz 190SL (W121)
Sports Car Market Publisher Keith Martin and SCM Contributor and German car authority Philip Richter look at the 1955 – 1963 Mercedes-Benz 190 SL. Built as a more affordable alternative to the 300 SL, the Mercedes-Benz 190 SL shares DNA with its legendary sibling, but is it worth owning today? Beautiful? Of course! Too slow?…
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Having their moment in the sun, the 1989 to 2001 Mercedes-Benz R129 (SL 280, 300 SL, SL 320, 500 SL, SL 500, 600SL, SL 600) takes off in the market.
SCM Contributor and German car authority Philip Richter examines the Mercedes-Benz R129 SL Class(SL 280, 300 SL, SL 320, 500 SL, SL 500, 600SL, SL 600) to see what’s driving their increasing popularity in the market. One of Bruno Sacco’s most timeless designs and with everything from an inline and V-6 to a V-8 and…
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A Lucky Rabbit! A 1985 Volkswagen Cabriolet Wolfsburg Edition Time Capsule sells for $70,000!
Former GM executive Lowell Paddock and SCM Contributor Philip Richter discuss a 1985 Volkswagen Cabriolet Wolfsburg Edition that sold on Bring a Trailer for $70,000. With 39 miles on the odometer and all the options, this sterling Flash Silver example brought home the big dollars. What allowed this Cabriolet to sell for ten times the…
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A worthy successor to the iconic 300 SL Gullwing. Looking at the 2010 – 2015 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG.
Sports Car Market Publisher Keith Martin and SCM Contributor Philip Richter examine the potent and powerful SLS AMG (C197) built from 2010 to 2015. Designed with help from David Coulthard and power from an M159 engine that was the world’s most powerful naturally aspirated unit, this supercar was the spiritual successor to the iconic 300SL…
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What makes this 1980 Ford F-250 4 x 4 Custom worth $97,000? It’s not $90,000 of gold bars in the glove compartment
SCM Contributors Lowell Paddock and Philip Richter discuss a 1980 Ford F-250 that sold on Bring a Trailer for $97,000. A veritable time capsule with 76 miles on the odometer, this ¾-ton truck with a short-cab and long-bed came with a 5.8-liter V8 engine and three-speed automatic. Was it the resplendent and rare Midnight Blue…
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Buy Sell Hold Market Alert: 1969 Chevrolet Corvette L88 sells for $610,000 on Bring a Trailer
Sports Car Market Publisher Keith Martin and SCM Contributor Michael Pierce talk about a 1969 Chevrolet Corvette L88 that sold recently on Bring a Trailer for $610,000. One of only 116 built, this big-block had impeccable credentials, winning awards from Bloomington Gold and the National Corvette Restorers Society (NCRS). What drove it to sell for…
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29. Cici Muldoon
Cici Muldoon studied physics and finance at Princeton University and holds a phD in Experimental atomic and laser physics from Oxford University. She is a full member of the International Chief Judge Advisory Group known as ICJAG, for whom she acts as PR director, and is a steering committee member for the UK based…
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28. Randy Nonnenberg
Randy Nonnenberg is the Co-founder and President of Bring a Trailer, an online auction marketplace for collectible vehicles and more. He is from Northern California and worked in engineering and production at Audi and BMW for 10 years before taking the leap and working at Bring a Trailer full time starting in 2010. He…