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Blogs
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Keith’s Blog: It’s a Buyer’s Paradise
There is an unexpected silver lining in what the COVID-19 virus has done to the collector car world. As nearly all transactions have moved online, buyers now demand an unprecedented amount of information about cars they are interested in. The days of wandering into an auction, looking over a car, reading the scant details on…
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Keith’s Blog: Join “Wild and Wacky” on SCM Live
There’s a new dimension to SCM. We’ve added SCM Live. It’s a series of weekly Zoomcasts featuring SCM experts, collectors, dealers and more. Just last week we interviewed Bill Noon at Symbolic International. He talked about four cars he had for sale and predicted what the sale prices would be. They were a 1955 Lancia…
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29. Cici Muldoon
Cici Muldoon studied physics and finance at Princeton University and holds a phD in Experimental atomic and laser physics from Oxford University. She is a full member of the International Chief Judge Advisory Group known as ICJAG, for whom she acts as PR director, and is a steering committee member for the UK based…
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Keith’s Blog: We Were Lucky to be at Pebble
We each have our own words to describe the magic of the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. Magnificent. Astounding. Crowded. Expensive coffee. Too many people. A once-in-a-lifetime gathering of important cars and people. Can’t get a picture with all the people in the way. Where did I leave my car parked? My pass doesn’t get me…
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SCM Live – August 20th
Who: Host Keith Martin with Bill Noon What: Symbolic Motors — SCM Live! Where: Wherever you are — it’s online via Zoom When: Thursday, August 20 at noon PST. What’s happening in the market today? What’s being sold, and for how much? We tackle those questions and more each week on SCM Live, our Zoom-based…
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28. Randy Nonnenberg
Randy Nonnenberg is the Co-founder and President of Bring a Trailer, an online auction marketplace for collectible vehicles and more. He is from Northern California and worked in engineering and production at Audi and BMW for 10 years before taking the leap and working at Bring a Trailer full time starting in 2010. He…
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Keith’s Blog: How a BaT Seller gets Top Dollar
We just had our 4th weekly SCM Live Zoom session. Each week on Thursday at noon PST, we ask SCM experts to join us and predict the sale price of cars currently offered on Bring a Trailer. Recently, our guests were Matt Crandall of the Avant-Garde Collection, Alex Cartio of Cartiology (and a BMW 8…
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SCM Live – August 13th
Who: Host Keith Martin with panelists Steve Ahlgrim, Steve Serio and Philip Richter What: It’s Ferrari Time — SCM Live! Where: Wherever you are — it’s online via Zoom When: Thursday, August 13 at noon PST. Join three SCM experts who look at six Ferraris currently for sale on BaT. They analyze the car and…
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27. Chip Connor
William E. (Chip) Connor is an avid vintage automobile enthusiast and one of the world’s leading car collectors. He is a long-time competitor in both modern and vintage racing and is a regular exhibitor and judge at Concours d’Elegance’ around the world. His cars have won over 100 awards over the years, including many…
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Keith’s Blog: Would You Sign Up for the SCM Expedition?
Would you sign up for the SCM Expedition? I watched with admiration and envy as the Copperstate 1000 added an off-road component. The Copperstate Overland is a six-day, five-night romp through the wilds of Arizona. A fully-supported luxury “glamping” moment, it is open to pre-1979 rigs, and limited to just a handful of participants —…