Check out Peter Sellers’ 1961 Aston Martin DB4GT that will cross the block at RM Sotheby’s September 5 London Auction.
Blogs
Keith’s Blog: SCM 30th Anniversary Tour Cars at “The Shape of Speed”
The 45 cars — and their driving teams — on SCM’s 30th Anniversary Tour are now roaming 1,000 miles of scenic Oregon backroads.
I’m along for the ride, and life is great.
The Tour started on Sunday afternoon, when the drivers brought their cars to a public display outside of the Portland Art Museum. The display was part of the museum’s “The Shape of Speed: Streamlined Automobiles and Motorcycles: 1930-1942” exhibit. The exhibit will continue through September 15. The Portland Read More
Video of the Week: 1966 Ferrari 275 GTB/C
Check out the 1966 Ferrari 275 GTB/C that will cross the block at Gooding & Company’s 2018 Pebble Beach Auction.
Keith’s Blog: Keith Martin Chats with Premier Financial Services
Editor’s note: Premier Financial Services recently interviewed Publisher Martin, and he had a lot of interesting things to say about his life in cars. We’re running the Residual Values interview this week instead of Publisher Martin’s regularly scheduled blog.
Video of the Week: 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO
See — and hear — the 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO that will cross the block at RM Sotheby’s August 24-25 Monterey Auction.
Keith’s Blog: Dinging the Lotus Elise
The nose of SCM’s 2006 Lotus Elise made a sharp cracking sound when it hit the parking lot divider. Suddenly everyone was looking my way.
There were 50 or so Porsches scattered around, with owners busily attaching their event stickers to the sides of their cars.
This was the 20th Annual Northwest Passage Tour, presented by the Oregon Region of the Porsche Club of America. SCM has been a sponsor for ten of the years, and I’ve driven on eight Read More
Video of the Week: This Time Tomorrow
Check out “This Time Tomorrow,” Ford’s movie on the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans and the Ford GT40:
Keith’s Blog: Four Questions Before You Buy
Those of us who are addicted to old cars have daily opportunities to add to our collections. Whether it is an online auction, an ad in a club magazine — or simply a friend who has decided it’s time to sell — the temptation is there.
As an inveterate car hoarder, I’ve learned to ask myself a few questions before I pull the trigger:
First, am I ready for the agony of adding a car to the collection?
By now, Read More
Video of the Week: Shape of Speed
Learn more about the Portland Art Museum — and the Shape of Speed exhibition that opens this week — in this video.
Keith’s Blog: Half a Century with Alfas
Last weekend, the Alfa Romeo Owners of Oregon celebrated its 50th anniversary.
The four days were chock full of activities, mostly thanks to Lisa McNabb, the energizer bunny of the club.
I first joined the club in 1969, when I came to Reed College. Over the years, it has been my support group as I have dealt with my hopeless addiction to and infatuation with the cars of Alfa Romeo.
On Friday, ex-GTA racer Stu Moss organized a 200-mile tour Read More