Keith Martin has been involved with the collector car hobby for more than 40 years, and is the founder and publisher of this magazine. Keith has also written for the New York Times, Automobile, AutoWeek, Road & Track and other publications, has been an emcee for numerous concours, and had his own show, “What’s My Car Worth,” shown on Velocity. He has received many honors, including the Lee Iacocca Award, the Edward Herrmann Award, was inducted into the Concorso Italiano Hall of Fame, and more. He has served on the board of directors of The LeMay Museum and Oregon Ballet Theater, and was formerly the chair of the board of the Meguiar’s Award. Learn more about Keith here.
If you’ve been following this blog, you’re aware of the saga with my 1975 Porsche 911 S Sportomatic. It was discovered by an SCMer at the Hershey Swap Meet car corral in 2022. I bought it sight-unseen, and it wasn’t until seven months later that I got to drive it for the first time. Over the past three years, the car became a favorite of both my son Bradley and Editor-in-Chief Jeff Sabatini. We’ve gotten it dialed in as we addressed most of its defects, with new shocks and a rebuilt engine leading the list of maintenance work. All this fettling […]
If you’ve been following this blog, you’re aware of the saga with my 1975 Porsche 911 S Sportomatic. It was discovered by an SCMer at the Hershey Swap Meet car corral in 2022. I bought it sight-unseen, and it wasn’t until seven months later that I got to drive it for the first time.
Over the past three years, the car became a favorite of both my son Bradley and Editor-in-Chief Jeff Sabatini. We’ve gotten it dialed in as we addressed most of its defects, with new shocks and a rebuilt engine leading the list of maintenance work. All this fettling was done in anticipation of using it for touring with the local Porsche club.
While it’s been driven on several of them, I’ve come to the conclusion that I am more comfortable in a more modern car. The 911 S has already been replaced by a 996 C4S, and it’s now time to send it along to its next caretaker.
2 responses to “Keith’s Blog: The SCM Sporto is on BaT”
2VT
I don’t know. C4S over a 911 ? Ya I’m getting old too so maybe I’d want something softer and heavier with a/c and power steering and such. lol
Rand Wintermute
A sportomatic 911 is not the same as a 5 spd gearbox 911 ! It has very limited appeal among us Porsche collectors . Porsche Prices are coming down now and be happy with whatever BAT brings you in the Auction ! Welcome to the Old Age Club !
2 responses to “Keith’s Blog: The SCM Sporto is on BaT”
I don’t know. C4S over a 911 ? Ya I’m getting old too so maybe I’d want something softer and heavier with a/c and power steering and such. lol
A sportomatic 911 is not the same as a 5 spd gearbox 911 ! It has very limited appeal among us Porsche collectors . Porsche Prices are coming down now and be happy with whatever BAT brings you in the Auction ! Welcome to the Old Age Club !