Blogs
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Jim’s Blog – What’s the best winter snow rig?
It doesn’t snow much in Portland, OR. But when December rolls around each year, I always start watching the forecast a little more closely. When the white stuff does start falling, the town more or less shuts down. We don’t salt the roads, and there aren’t many snow plows. Plus, Portland is a hilly place, so anything slicker than…
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Keith’s Blog: See You in Boca Raton
It’s 48 degrees and raining in Portland, so I’m looking forward to the 7th Annual Boca Raton Concours d’Elegance, happening February 22–24, where I’ll be Grand Marshal. I will join Chief Judge Dr. Paul Sable, one of the founders of “The Elegance at Hershey;” Honorary Chair Mike Jackson, Chairman and CEO of AutoNation; Honorary Judge…
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Keith’s Blog: ACC’s 680-hp Mopar Is For Sale!
Wouldn’t you like 680 hp under your tree this Christmas? ACC is ready for its next project, and the 1963 Dodge 440 street-legal drag car is up for sale. It sports a 500-ci 680-hp all-aluminum Hemi and runs high 10s in the quarter at 123 mph. We’ve long been fans of BringaTrailer, so we asked Randy…
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Jim’s Blog – Put 700 hp in Your Garage
That’s right – the Hemi-powered Dodge 440 monster is looking for a new home. I hate to see it go, but ACC has had our fun with it and we’re ready to move on to something else. So if a 700-hp badass street/strip car is on your list this holiday season (and why wouldn’t it be?), look…
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SCM Is Selling Its Shark
By now you’re aware that SCM has more cars than it does garage slots, and that we have to trim the fleet. Sadly, each car was specifically chosen as an excellent example of the model, and we hate to see them go. Our 1982 633 CSi is for sale. It has just 94,000 carefully maintained…
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Keith’s Blog: Help Us Create our Next Television Spot!
We’re working on 15- and 30-second spots for SCM and American Car Collector. I’ve found that I am so close to the subject matter (collector cars, their pricing and ways to enjoy them) that I’m not always the best guy to tell someone else why they should subscribe. That’s where you can help out. Can…
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Jim’s Blog – Question of the Month: Is it wrong to put a Chevy engine in a Ford hot rod?
We’ve all seen it hundreds of times. A 1932 Ford roadster done up in hot rod style, with big and little wheels, candy paint, tuck and roll upholstery, and a 350 Chevy V8. A Chevrolet 350? Wait a second. Shouldn’t your Ford hot rod be all blue oval? Traditionally, in the hot rod world, Bow…
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Get Rid of the Butt-Ugly Lotus and Boxster
There is no shortage of opinions when it comes to the cars we love and hate. After sifting through more than 150 responses to last week’s blog post, the following one, from a commenter I’ll just call GSR, stood out as the most direct, and opinionated. Do you agree with Mr. GSR? I do, some. And…
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Keith’s Blog: Which Car Should I Sell First?
Winter has arrived in the Pacific Northwest, which means all of our cars want to come inside to roost. This creates a problem, as SCM has thirteen cars and nine spaces to park them in. Even I can do that math — four cars have got to go. (American Car Collector only has two cars,…
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Jim’s Blog – Are Classic Cars Safe for Kids?
Here’s a question I never thought I’d worry about. Is it safe to haul your kid around in your vintage car? My daughter Katie is nearly a year old. I usually drive her around in my ’06 Charger or in my wife’s ’11 Toyota 4Runner. But every once in a while I take her out…