All Alfa Romeos qualify as niche, “cult” cars. They always had very limited sales in the U.S., but offered interesting mechanicals and visual attractiveness. Some of the quirkiest were on the road last Saturday as part of the “Dave Beach Memorial Old Super Tour.” Beach was a long-time stalwart and […]
It’s not “doomscrolling” for a car guy, it’s cars for sale searching. Those of us who are addicted to finding “just one more car” can’t help ourselves. In addition to the usual suspects like Bring a Trailer or Cars & Bids, we look for slightly more obscure sites where “the […]
I’m just back from a 40-mile drive put on by the Jaguar Owners Club of Oregon (JOCO). There were nearly a dozen cars involved, ranging from three E-type Series I roadsters, to our Series III V12 coupe, to F-Types and modern sedans. The event was organized by Rick Martin and […]
The 48th Annual All-British Field meet, held annually at Portland International Raceway, has come and gone. With over 600 vehicles, it bills itself as the “largest three-day celebration of British cars in America.” The Jaguar Club of Oregon was the host club this year (different clubs take on this duty […]
The 48th annual All British Field Meet will be held at Portland International Raceway on September 5, 6, and 7. It is the longest-running and largest three-day all British-car meet in the Americas. Over 600 cars and motorcycles are expected. Tickets are still available. They are just $15 at the […]
Keith is on a multi-day driving tour with his family. His blog will be back next week. Until then, enjoy these photos from the road.
Cars and big screens have had more than their fair share of my attention this past weekend. Friday, it was “F1 the Movie” at an IMAX theater. Sunday, it was the Pebble Beach Concours streamed live on my 60-inch Sanyo TV. The movie was much more expensive than viewing Pebble […]
For the past couple of weeks, you’ve been telling me your preferences when it comes to collector car tours. You prefer point-to-point for the routes, but hub-and-spoke for the convenience. You like 1974 as a cutoff date so that all the cars have a similar performance envelope. You wouldn’t mind […]
There is no shortage of car tours. They range from no-cost afternoon club tours to expensive, all-inclusive, super-deluxe, five-star to five-star routes with entries limited to modern supercars. When the first California Mille was held in 1990, it offered one of the few opportunities to exercise your classic car with […]
The routes of classic car tours generally fall into one of two patterns, point-to-point or hub-and spoke. The grandfather of classic car tours is the Mille Miglia. Originally a race first held in 1927, it was point-to-point, starting and ending in Brescia, Italy. The event was reborn as a “timed […]