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Posted by Республика on Monday, October 26, 2015
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The 911 Makes a $2,500 Visit to the Mechanic
A few issues cropped up on SCM’s 2001 Porsche 911 Turbo after the 1,000-mile Northwest Passage tour this summer. The airbag warning light came on, and a few days later the PSM/ABS light joined it. Then I began to hear a low whirring sound from the engine.
And now the car is back from its visit to Sunset Porsche. Once again, Service Advisor Gabe Wiley took it under his wing and shepherded it through the “find, Read More
The Méhari Out-Climbs a Land Rover
We were sitting in the SCM Citroën Méhari, watching a Land Rover Discovery make several attempts to climb a wet, grassy hill. The Rover would get halfway up, its wheels would lose traction and back down it would come.
“Watch this!” said Bill Lonseth, caretaker of the Méhari. He revved up the mighty 600-cc twin-cylinder, air-cooled engine, and we attacked the hill — and cruised right up and over, to the applause of those watching.
This was the 2015 Read More
When Driving is Like Skateboarding
Winter and the SCM Fleet
Our unseasonably long, hot summer is finally coming to an end. The temperatures today are in the 60s with overcast skies and a light drizzle. While this would be considered summer weather in my native San Francisco, here in Portland it’s time to start prepping for winter.
I’ve begun shuffling the SCM fleet around, in some instances to take care of deferred maintenance after a summer of use, and in others to make major improvements.
Also, as I am still Read More
How Not to Pull a Stump
The Viper and the Alfa – Two Different Types of Snakes
As I’m still recovering from rotator-cuff surgery, I’ve become a passenger in the cars in the SCM collection.
This weekend I rode in two of them: the 1958 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Veloce and the 2000 Dodge Viper GTS ACR.
Aside from the snakes they each have in their logos, they have little in common – except that they each offer a distinct approach to motoring.
The Alfa was pressed into service as a frontispiece for the Oregon Ballet Theater’s Read More
Like a Tiny Gas-Powered Dogsled
What is it? And where can we get one? This looks like Fun!!!
Posted by Speed Society on Wednesday, October 7, 2015
Is the Age of the Original Beater at Hand?
Editor’s Note: A buyer paid a record $583,000 for a very neglected 1958 Porsche 356A Speedster at Gooding & Company’s Pebble Beach Auction. Did the sale — the highest-ever auction price for a 356A Speedster — signal a shift in values? Are non-restored cars now more valuable than restored cars? Miles Collier and Donald Osborne share their opinions below:
An abused, neglected car sells for silly money
The sale of a Porsche 356A Speedster at Gooding & Company over Pebble Read More
The Best First Sports Car
This is a question that comes up all the time. Sometimes I’m asked, “What’s the best first Alfa Romeo or Ferrari?” Other times it is just, “I’m thinking of getting into vintage sports cars. Which one would I have the most fun with?”
There are many layers to these types of questions.
My first answer is always, “Buy the best example you can afford.”
Most people buying their first sports cars today are looking for a driving experience — not Read More