Here’s one collector’s take on a past Portland Swap Meet:
Blogs
Keith’s Blog: The Rite of Spring
Editor’s note: Jeff Zurschmeide, frequent contributor to SCM, is taking over Keith’s Blog with week with his report on last weekend’s Portland Swap Meet and PIR Auto Swap Meet: By Jeff Zurschmeide April in Portland means two things: rain and the Portland Swap Meet. Both are as inevitable as […]
Jim’s Blog: ACC Question of the Month — What Car Should You Have Bought?
Jim’s Blog: ACC Question of the Month — What Car Should You Have Bought? We’ve all been there: A great car comes up at a great price, but you just aren’t in a spot to do anything about it. Maybe it’s a lack of funds, maybe it’s a lack of […]
Video of the Week: Lexus LFA
Check out the features — and sounds — of a Lexus LFA:
Keith’s Blog: Why Bradley Won’t Drive a Bugeye After All
For his 10th birthday, I bought my son Bradley a 1960 Austin-Healey Bugeye Sprite. My first car was a Bugeye, and I was indulging in a romantic recreation of my own past. I paid $15,000 for it because it needed nothing. Another $15,000 later, specialist Chip Starr had built and […]
Video of the Week: 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO
Check out this RM Sotheby’s video of the 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO that sold at their Monterey Auction last August:
Keith’s Blog: Are Restomods and Youngtimers the future of collecting?
I once asked Craig Jackson why he thought that Restomods were so popular. He said that buyers got the looks of a classic car with the comfort, convenience and performance of a modern one. Sometimes people new to collecting would buy a restored old car — say a 1958 Chevrolet […]
Jim’s Blog: Check Those Rivets
Spring is here, and for a lot of us, that means it’s time to either wake up our classic cars — or to go to auction and buy something new to use through the summer. Say you’re buying something new. You know to check for rust, and to look for […]
Video of the Week: Concorso Italiano
Check out this video — amazing sounds — of cars leaving the 2018 Concorso Italiano:
Keith’s Blog: SCM’s Madcap Tribute to Martin Swig
SCM is gearing up for our annual madcap tribute to Martin Swig. Swig, the founder of the California Mille, was famous for setting off on car trips at the drop of a hat. Thanks to him, I participated several times in the California Mille, along with the Carrera Nevada — […]