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Keith’s Blog: Thirty Alfas, 300 Miles
This past Saturday marked the 44th annual Old Spider Tour. Each year, the Alfa Romeo Owners of Oregon (AROO) celebrates the early Spiders by having a tour. The tour commemorates club founder Bob McGill’s purchase of his 1958 Giulietta Spider, new, from Rambo Motors in Portland. He traded in his MGA and never looked back.…
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Buy, Sell, Hold: Spotlight #5 – Jose Romero – Sales Manager of DriverSource
Buy, Sell, Hold returns this week with a spotlight on DriverSource Fine Motorcars Sales Manager Jose Romero. Jose and host Darin Roberge discuss current and upcoming inventory, recent record sales, further innovating on already innovative platforms and DriverSource’s“tailor-made” philosophy to the collector car industry. Join us every Monday night at 7:00 EST for new episodes of Buy, Sell, Hold: Spotlight!
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Keith’s Blog: What’s the Point? Vintage Alfa, Porsche and Rover Resto-mods
There’s been a trend in the market the past few years that leaves me totally confused. Owners are taking vintage cars and updated or backdating them to perform better than they did when new. These resto-mods are often selling for six figures. This can be more than a nicely kept original. Even more confusing to…
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Buy, Sell, Hold: Spotlight #4 – RM Sotheby’s Brad Phillips Returns!
RM Sotheby’s Brad Philips returns this week to discuss recent Fort Lauderdale auction results, upcoming Monaco offerings, announce a new event in Munich, Germany and explain the lure of Private Collection Services vs the traditional auction experience. Join us every Monday night at 7:00 EST for new episodes of Buy, Sell, Hold!
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Keith’s Blog: Euro or U.S. Headlights?
I’m trying to decide whether to convert my 1967 Alfa Romeo Duetto headlights to recessed Euro-spec or keep the U.S.-spec chrome trim under the plexi covers. While admittedly a first-world problem, I have been vexed by this question since I purchased my car in 2014. My car, S/N AR661909 (and engine AR00536.09090), was delivered with…
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Buy, Sell, Hold: Spotlight #3 – Gaston Rossato – President of The Barn Miami
Buy, Sell, Hold returns this week with a spotlight on The Barn Miami President and founder Gaston Rossato. He and host Darin Roberge examine The Barn’s amazing inception and rise to influence in the South Florida car scene, the current impact that the city of Miami has on the media and next generation car collecting and the lure of some…
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Keith’s Blog: Jeff Zurschmeide’s Portland Swap Meet Report
The Portland Swap Meet has been on hiatus for the past two years, for obvious reasons. It’s been a long and boring pandemic, so this year’s event was highly anticipated, at least by me. The swap happens at the Portland Expo Center, with five large buildings and the entire parking lot filled with parts and…
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Buy, Sell, Hold: Spotlight – Brandon J. Anderson – CEO of Auburn, Cord, Duesenberg Automobile Museum
Buy, Sell, Hold returns this week with a spotlight on Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum Executive Director and CEO Brandon J. Anderson. Brandon and host Darin Robergediscuss the white-hot prewar market, museum news and how you can help support the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum’s important mission. Join us every Monday night at 7:00 EST for new episodes of Buy, Sell, Hold: Spotlight!
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Keith’s Blog: Citroën vs. Jaguar, Part II
Last week I described taking the 1971 SCM Citroën DS21 Pallas for a drive. My son Bradley accompanied me. He is gradually developing a tolerance – if not yet an affection – for the oddities the Citroën presents. After our morning drive, we topped the tank off with non-ethanol gas and slid the car into…
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Buy, Sell, Hold is back! – Brad Phillips – Vice President of Business Development of RM Sotheby’s
Buy, Sell, Hold returns this week with a spotlight on RM Sotheby’s Senior Vice President of Business Development Brad Phillips. He and new Buy, Sell, Hold host Darin Roberge discuss Amelia Island 2022 market trends and auction results, RM’s upcoming Fort Lauderdale docket of diverse offerings and how you can add important cars owned by racing legends Juan Manuel Fangio and Nigel Mansell to your collection. Join us…