SCM Spotlight talks with Tabetha Hammer, President and CEO of America’s Automotive Trust
Blogs
Keith’s Blog: A Busy Fall
There once was a time when the automotive calendar went quiet after Monterey Car Week. Not so any longer. In the months of August, September and October, we now have several top-flight but very different events to look forward to and attend. I’ve recently returned from my second time at […]
Keith’s Blog: Bringing the Elise Back to Life
The SCM 2006 Lotus Elise had not seen much action recently. It had been moved about in the storage garage to make more room for other cars and driven short distances, but it had been a few years since it had been truly exercised. The letter from the State of […]
Keith’s Blog: Trolls are Trolls, Online or Off
Part of the chatter that surrounds online auctions is the ability of non-certified viewers (“trolls”) to make authoritative comments. I was selling a Mercedes 220 Ponton online one time, and bidding was going along nicely. Suddenly a troll opined, “Do you know the heater boxes on those are lined with […]
Keith’s Blog: Waking Up the Silver Arrow
I hadn’t driven our 2004 Mercedes SL 55 AMG since last June. Saturday was a clear, sunny, 70-degree day in the Columbia Gorge. I decided to take the SL out. I pressed the key fob remote with anticipation and nothing happened. I looked at the fob and a little red […]
Keith’s Blog: A Super Day in a Vintage Alfa
Long before BMW offered a four-door 3-Series and Mercedes, the C-class, Alfa Romeo was selling “The Family Sedan That Wins Races.” It was the Giulia Super. More than 475,000 Giulia sedans were produced from 1962-78. While they came in a bewildering array of configurations (see http://www.berlinaregister.com/gul.htm), the only model officially […]
SCM Buy Sell Hold Spotlight with Andy Reid
SCM Buy Sell Hold Spotlight talks insurance with Specialist Andy Reid of the Hayden Wood Insurance agency. Andy gives us some insights and tips on insuring your classic vehicle or collection.
Keith’s Blog: Meet the SCM Citroën DS21
The text messages had been coming daily for a week or so. An immaculate 1971 Citroën DS21 Pallas with just over 12k miles on its odometer was on Bring a Trailer and Publisher Martin was bidding. After the car failed to meet reserve, he was able to strike a post-auction […]
SCM Buy Sell Hold Spotlight with 40 Under 40 Honoree Eric Minoff
SCM Spotlight talks with Eric Minoff, a Senior Auction Specialist from Bonhams and one of the newest members of the SCM 40 Under 40.
Keith’s Blog: Will I Really Miss My Pistons?
The writing is on the wall. The internal combustion engine is dead. Granted, it will take a long time to completely die. It certainly won’t happen in our lifetimes. Reflect upon this: At the dawn of the automotive revolution, electric cars were competitive with gasoline-powered ones. The lack of long-range, […]