Blogs
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From the Auction Desk: Barrett-Jackson Sells $425k Intimidator Race Car for Charity
The numbers are atypical, I absolutely agree there. Preliminary results from Barrett-Jackson Online Only May sale showed 45 of 85 lots sold for $3,560,525, which is far from the normal Barrett-Jackson bottom line. This was a far-from-normal sale, however. I counted only four cars listed as no reserve. In recent years, that number might have…
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Jim’s Blog: Share Your Project With ACC
Big projects are great, but sometimes it’s the small stuff that makes the biggest difference. Most of us can appreciate a complete restoration job on a car that really needed it — but sometimes just finding a fixing a squeak or rattle on you weekend classic is all it takes to boost your peace of…
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16: Steve Ahlgrim
Steve Ahlgrim has been buying and selling collectible automobiles for nearly 40 years. Along the way, he put his experience to good use judging several Concours a year. While his expertise is the Ferrari marque, his assignments have ranged from brass era Buicks to the most modern exotics. Steve is a board member of the…
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Keith’s Blog: Jaguar and Volvo Progress Reports
Last week, I told the tale of taking the 1965 Volvo 122S and the 1971 Jaguar E-type S3 V12 to the Oregon coast. My daughter, Alex, drove one of the cars, and my son, Bradley was a co-pilot. Both cars failed at the end of the trip. When something wrong happened along the trip, finding…
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From the Auction Desk: Resetting the Auction Calendar Again
States are implementing phases for opening businesses back up, and that has some auction companies back in the office getting to work. According to Jason McCormick of McCormick’s Classic Car Auctions in California, “We have been classed as an ‘essential business’ by the City of Palm Springs and Riverside County, and will return to full…
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Jim’s Blog: What’s Hiding in Your Neighborhood?
When I was a kid, there were rumors of a ’69 Hurst/Olds hiding in a little old lady’s garage up the street from my house. It had belonged to her late husband, so the story went, and she never drove it. It was said to just sit behind that forever-closed garage door. The young car…
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15: Gordon McCall
Gordon McCall is the President and CEO of McCall Events and Director of Motorsports at Quail Lodge and Golf Club in Carmel Valley, California. He is the co-founder of The Quail- A Motorsports Gathering and Quail Motorcycle Gathering. His company produces exclusive VIP events, one of the best-known being “Gordon McCall’s Motorworks Revival” at…
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Keith’s Blog: One Road Trip, Two Dead Cars
“Scraping! Your tailpipe is scraping!” That’s what my daughter Alex was shouting at me as we pulled into a parking lot in Astoria, Oregon. The adventure we had planned seemed simple enough. My daughter, Alex, and her partner, Ross, would take our 1965 Volvo 122S. Bradley would join me in our 1971 Jaguar S3 coupe.…
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From the Auction Desk: Barrett-Jackson Auctions Update
It appears that the last weekend in June won’t be the car-selling fest that I predicted after the initial wave of COVID-19 rescheduling. Barrett-Jackson announced on Monday morning that their June 24–27 Northeast sale, usually at the Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, CT, will not be held due to coronavirus concerns. “We spent a great deal…
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Jim’s Blog: Snowballs in Spring
If there’s ever a time for a car project to snowball out of control, it’s right now. We’ve all been there. Sometimes it’s as simple as a carb adjustment turned rebuild. Other times it’s a tune-up that turns into a top-end rebuild. Or maybe it’s that one little section of rust repair that becomes a…