Blogs
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Keith’s Corner, March 29th: See You in La Jolla on Sunday
Escaping from what must be the wettest winter on record, Wendie and I are headed to the 7th Annual La Jolla Motor Car Classic this weekend. At the concours on Sunday, I will be the Master of Ceremonies and the Guest of Honor – I was honored when good friend, Alan Taylor, of Alan Taylor…
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Keith’s Corner, March 22nd
From broken axles to sheared rear ends to rebuilding vintage Becker radios, it’s been a busy week in the SCM stable. We took our 1973 Land Rover SIII 88 to Tillamook State Forest, and headed into the snow from Roger’s Camp. This was my first run since I installed an ARB compressed air rear locker,…
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SCM Wins About.com’s 2011 Readers’ Choice Award For Best Classic Car Magazine!
“This year’s Readers’ Choice Awards program had a record number of nominations submitted across more than a dozen categories and featured hundreds of finalists,” said Margot Weiss, managing editor, About.com. “We are thankful to all our readers for their participation and congratulate SCM on their success.” To view the Sports Car Market magazine award and…
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Keith’s Corner, March 15th
After two weeks on the road, I’m headed home. First stop last week was Auctions America by RM in Ft. Lauderdale, FL where we shot 3 episodes of What’s My Car Worth. A new feature this year has me actually road-testing the cars that are going to cross the block; cars I got to drive…
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Round Fender Volvo Oregon Wine Tour
SCM sponsored the first annual Round Fender Volvo Wine Tour in Oregon’s Willamette Valley. There were nine cars in all, including a P1800ES with a nitrous tank! Wineries visited included Methven (where we scored some 2005 Reserve Pinot Noir), Domaine Serene and Adelsheim. There was only one mechanical casualty, when the right-hand-drive 123 GT failed…
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All British Field Meet
Are we going to see you at Portland’s All British Field Meet this coming Saturday and Sunday? Land Rover is the featured marque, Alex and I are taking out our 88, and our Lotus Elise. Saturday is the show, Sunday the swap meet. We’ll be working the Land Rover Club booth from 12-1 on Saturday.…