Take a moment right now and nominate people you know who are enthusiastic about old cars — and under 40 years of age. Nominations close April 15, and we will feature the results in SCM’s October issue. Nominees can be involved in any aspect of the old car world — […]

SCM is inviting you on our latest madcap adventure. As we announced in the April issue of SCM, we’ve purchased a most inconsequential old car — a Bradley GT. This mostly forgotten VW-based kit car was most notable for its gullwing doors. However, it is unlikely to be confused with […]

I was flying to Amelia Island, FL from Naples with SCM raconteur Donald Osborne when both our cell phones started firing. It was 9 a.m. on Thursday morning, March 9. The Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance was scheduled to be held the following Sunday. Weather reports indicated that Saturday would be […]

The mantra of the car collector could well be “Buy, Spend, Learn, Spend, Repent, Spend, Move On.” It’s been over a year since we bought our 1960 Austin-Healey Bugeye Sprite. I was looking for something that my 9-year-old son Bradley could call his first car. After nearly a year, it’s […]

If you like driving on the beach, Oregon’s the state for you. The Oregon Beach Bill, passed in 1967, established public ownership of land along the Oregon coast. This was to ensure that everyone has access to the beaches and ocean, which is not always the case in other states. […]

For the past 18 months, I’ve blathered on about how I’d drive my 1965 Giulia Spider Veloce once the restoration was finished. It wasn’t going to be a garage queen. After all, it’s just a used car that’s been with my family for many years. The restoration simply marks a […]

“Are you ready for your and my Super’s 50th on Monday?” Andrew Watry, keeper of the Alfa Romeo Berlina Register sent me that note last weekend. An aficionado of Alfas with four doors, Andrew helped me locate the SCM Super a few years ago. According to the Alfa Romeo Documentation […]

Next year will mark the beginning of the fourth decade of SCM. From its humble beginnings as a two-page mimeographed Alfa Romeo Market Letter, it’s grown to a market-leading publication. It never occurred to me back then that I would be creating a job – actually a career – for […]

I read a recent article in Bloomberg about the rise in collectability of first generation Ford Broncos. Some are now selling for over six figures. I’ve owned first-gen Broncos (and even a Bronco II, but I don’t like to admit to it), and they are decent enough bare-bones utility vehicles. […]