SCM Executive Editor Jeff Sabatini took our 2006 Lotus Elise out for some exercise this weekend. While enjoying the car, he thought to check the date codes on the tires. They’re from 2007 and 2010. He commented that it appears the OEM Yokohama Advan tires are somewhat hard to find. […]
Blogs
Keith’s Blog: The SCM 1000 Goes Italian
The sound of 45 classic British cars had barely faded into the distance when we began laying plans for next year’s SCM 1000 Classic event. Here is what we have come up with so far: The 2022 theme will be the cars of Italy, built pre-1975. Other marques and SCM […]
Keith’s Blog: The 2021 SCM 1000 Was a Success!
I participated in my first California Mille in 1992. I had just returned from driving in the 1991 Italian recreation of the event. Segments were carefully timed and you were scored to the 1/1000th of a second. While I enjoyed the event, I despised having my 1947 750cc Siata forced […]
Keith’s Blog: The SCM 928 Could Be Yours
After six glorious months and 3,000 miles, it is time for our 1991 928 S/4 GT automatic to move on to a new home. Long-time SCMers know my pattern. I get interested in a car (often for reasons unknown even to me), buy one, spend what it takes to make […]
Keith’s Blog: If I Were King of the Restoration Shop
I’ve had a lot of hair-brained ideas over the years, but none as ridiculous as opening my own restoration shop. It was the late 1980s, and I was selling 20 to 30 cars a month to overseas clients. One of my chief competitors was Mark Hyman. We had both figured […]
Keith’s Blog: Parades or Concours?
The Rodeo Drive Concours D’Elegance in tony Beverly Hills has been a Father’s Day fixture. To paraphrase Jay Leno, “mere millionaires can mingle with billionaires” during this car show. You know the drill. Prep your car and have it there by 7 am. Get out your folding chairs and prepare […]
Keith’s Blog: Touring is Back
It’s been two years since I have been on a tour. I first had some medical challenges, which were followed directly by the pandemic. Effectively car events have been off-limits for me for a long time. But as we gradually emerge from our health crisis, a thoughtful return to normal […]
Keith’s Blog: Caravan to Concorso is a Go!
Are you ready for an adventure? A tour with no route book, no pre-determined places to eat and where you make your own reservations? Where anything that moves under its own power is welcome? If so, considering joining us in our annual pilgrimage from the Pacific Northwest to Monterey. Here’s […]
Keith’s Blog: Tours for Citroëns, Lancias and Siatas
We are just a couple of weeks away from the 2021 SCM 1000 Classic. We’ve been sold out for some time; our self-imposed limit is 45 cars. Featured this year are the cars of England, although any pre-1975 sports car is invited to apply. Our first tour featured Alfa Romeo, […]
Market Moment: Missing in Action!
SCM contributors Lowell Paddock, former GM senior executive, and Philip Richter, founder of Turtle Garage, discuss some great cars that have are missing in action and rarely seen in the marketplace. The 1970-1978 Ford-Mercury Capri, 1985-1989 Merkur XR4Ti, 1987-1989 Merkur Scorpio, 1982-1985 Renault Fuego, 1983-1990 Isuzu Impulse, 1997-2001 Isuzu VehiCross, […]