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Buy, Sell, Hold: Spotlight #31 – Jose Romero – Sales Manager at DriverSource
This week on Sport Car Market’s Buy, Sell, Hold: Spotlight, Jose Romero of DriverSourcereturns to talk the current state and direction of the marketplace, add to the Ferrari Dino vs Ferrari Daytona debate and run down their vast and diverse collection of offerings in this year’s Oktmotorfest Bring-a-Trailer collection. Join us every Monday night at 7:00 EST for new…
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Keith’s Blog: Start Them With an Automatic
There’s a lot of caterwauling going on about kids not being able to drive manual shift gearboxes. I think the focus should be on the skills necessary to drive at all, not what the transmission is. There will always be a manual shift car around for your kids to drive—if they want to. But the…
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Buy, Sell, Hold: Spotlight #30 – Lyn Hiner – Automotive Fine Artist
This week, Buy, Sell, Hold spotlights Automotive Fine Artist Lyn Hiner. Lyn and host Darin Roberge discuss her process, unique techniques, her path from performance racing to the automotive art scene and the very special Porsche that started it all. Join us every Monday night at 7:00 EST for new episodes of Buy, Sell, Hold: Spotlight!
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Keith’s Blog: My Bidder’s Lanyard
I was at my local café for breakfast in Portland. The owner, an Iranian immigrant who has built a good business, stopped by. “Where’d you get that Mecum lanyard?” he asked. He was referring to the Mecum Gold lanyard attached to my iPhone. I had acquired it along with my bidder’s credentials at the recent…
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Buy, Sell, Hold: Spotlight #29 – Dan Ritopecki – Auctions Director of The Saratoga Automobile Museum
Buy, Sell, Hold: Spotlight #29 – Dan Ritopecki – Auctions Director of The Saratoga Automobile Museum This week, Buy, Sell, Hold: Spotlight focuses on Saratoga Automobile Museum, Saratoga Motorcar Auction and Naples Motorcar Auction, Auctions Director Dan Ritopecki. Dan and Host Darin Roberge talk current events and attractions at the Saratoga Automobile Museum, recent Saratoga…
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Keith’s Blog: A $100k Personalized Alfa Sprint
A 1960 Alfa Giulietta Sprint recently sold on BaT for $92,500 ($97,125 with commission). Matt Crandall (911r on Bat) of the Avant-Garde Collection texted me about the car when the bidding was in the $50k range. Matt specializes in Porsches, both stock and outlaw, but has a long history with Alfa. He and I are both…
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Buy, Sell, Hold: Spotlight #29 – Jake O’Gorman – Car Specialist at RM Sotheby’s
On this week’s episode of Sports Car Market Magazine’s Buy, Sell, Hold: Spotlight, Jake O’Gorman of RM Sotheby’s checks in to talk Gene Ponder Collection and Hershey results and to preview their upcoming Newman/Haas Collection and London auctions. Join us every Monday night at 7:00 EST for new episodes of Buy, Sell, Hold: Spotlight!
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Keith’s Blog: The Chattanooga Motorcar Festival is Magic
This was my third time attending the Chattanooga Motorcar Festival. All car events are excuses for like-minded people to come together. This is true from the simplest Cars and Coffee to the stratospheric environs of Pebble Beach. Each event has its own unique characteristics. At Chattanooga, their secret sauce is the location of the host…
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Buy, Sell, Hold: Spotlight #28 – Donnie Gould – Senior Car Specialist at Broad Arrow Auctions
This week, on Sports Car Market Magazine’s Buy, Sell, Hold: Spotlight, Broad Arrow Group Senior Car Specialist Donnie Gould joins us to talk his extensive auction history, recap Broad Arrow’s inaugural Monterey auction and preview their upcoming Jim Taylor Passion for the Drive Collection sale and their first ever West Palm Beach, Florida event. Join…
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Keith’s Blog: Preparing the Alfas for Hibernation
I did some car swapping last Friday. Enlisting good friend Timothy Ashcroft, we took the 1971 Alfa Romeo Junior Zagato to Bill Gillham’s Hooligan Racing in Albany, OR, and brought our serviced 1965 Giuila Spider Veloce home. It’s about an hour drive each way. Timothy also owns a 1967 Jaguar E-type convertible and a 2015…