Keith Martin’s Adventures

I hope that you all get a chance to take a collector car out of the garage for a spin sometime today or tomorrow. If the weather gives you a shot to air out your favorite car, turn off the bowl games and celebrate the New Year with a short drive — even if it…

I just wanted to drop you a quick note to wish you all a very Merry Christmas. I hope your holiday is full of family, friends and, perhaps, a special car in the driveway.

I’m sitting in the observation suite on board the Royal Caribbean Independence of the Seas. A 15-deck Freedom-class cruise ship, it is 1,112 feet long (almost four football fields) and displaces 155,889 tons. I thought a Caribbean cruise would be a total escape from cars for me and my son, Bradley, but there was a…

We’re already talking about the SCM 1000 for 2021. We always have a featured marque, although all cars from 1973 and earlier are welcome to apply. Your chances of being accepted are just a little better if you enter a featured-marque car. In 2018 we featured Alfa Romeo. This year it was Porsche. In 2020,…

We’re already talking about the SCM 1000 for 2021. We always have a featured marque, although all cars from 1973 and earlier are welcome to apply. Your chances of being accepted are just a little better if you enter a featured-marque car. In 2018 we featured Alfa Romeo. This year it was Porsche. In 2020,…

I’m sticking to the 105 Series Alfa Romeos. As I trim and adjust the SCM fleet, I’ve had to make some decisions about which cars appeal to me the most — and which ones work the best. I’ve always thought that that the 105 Series pre-smog Alfas (roughly 1963-68) represented the high point of that…

Last week I explored the two-pedal options for the 2020 SCM 1000. I was looking at cars from 1974 and earlier — and under $50,000. Among the many thoughtful responses I got were those encouraging me not to overlook the compact American cars of that era. Suggested were Ford Falcons, Chevrolet Novas and Corvairs. You…

I’m a planner. There’s always a chance that my clutch leg won’t be fully operational time for the 2020 SCM 1000. I plan on driving the route, so I’ve been musing about affordable, 1974-and-earlier two-pedal options. If I had an unreasonable budget, my first two choices would be either an Iso Lele or a Maserati…

SCM’s beloved 1975 Ferrari 308 GT4 is on Bring A Trailer at No Reserve! Click here for the listing. The auction ends Thursday at 1:35 p.m. This is a remarkable car. I bought it from Fantasy Junction a year ago, flew down to Oakland with Bradley and drove it up the coast to Portland. While…

The team at SCM has created a perfect way for you to look back over 2019. The first-ever SCM Year in Review is hardbound and suitable for your coffee table. It is 100 pages of never-published images and new articles about the year and the market from SCM regulars Donald Osborne, Simon Kidston, Philip Richter,…