Keith Martin

Keith’s Blog: The Status of the SCM Garage

There’s been a lot of change in the SCM garage the past few months, and all of it for the good. In the recent past, we’ve been sampling cars that have always intrigued us, to see if they had staying power once they were daily drivers. I’ll be the first […]

Keith’s Blog: Hail Alfas, Farewell to the Rover

Our 1989 Range Rover has been a memory-making machine, from the moment Alex and I picked up the car in Manhattan Beach from SCMer Jeffrey Stout and drove it back to Portland. It’s been a car for all seasons; I recall the last Pacific Coast Rover Club snow run, its […]

Keith’s Blog: No to the Mini, Yes to an Amazon?

Here’s a quick update on the SCM fleet. The 1989 Range Rover Classic is going to a subscriber in California – he’s looking forward to using the Rangie to haul some vintage motorcycles from Idaho to The Quail. No luck on an Alfa Giulia Super yet, although I’ve had several […]

Keith’s Blog: Buying and Selling

Here’s an update on the SCM collection. Some months ago, I asked your advice as to what we should keep and what we should sell. You were not shy with your suggestions. This is what has gone: the SAAB Sonett went to an SCMer in Florida and the BMW 633 went to an SCMer […]

Keith’s Blog: The GTV Gets To Go For a Drive

As you know, we’ve been wrestling for a few months to install a rear-seat shoulder harness in the 1967 GTV, so that we could put 5-year-old Bradley there in his booster seat. Early on we gave up on an inertia reel, opting instead for a belt that adjusted both at […]