Portland is home to Beaches Summertime Cruisin’ — the largest weekly cruise-in on the west coast. A good night will see over a thousand 1974 and older classics take over acres of grass at Portland International Raceway — and on certain nights, later model muscle, trucks, and sports cars are welcome, […]
Blogs
Keith’s Blog: The SCM 1958 Alfa Romeo Sprint Veloce “Confortevole” is on Bring A Trailer!
The SCM 1958 Sprint Veloce “Confortevole” is now on BAT! This is a numbers-matching, tour-ready 1958 Alfa 750 Series Sprint Veloce “Confortevole.” It is one of 150 made. Watch Bring A Trailer and the Avant Garde Collection. It took me 15 years to find this car and another five years […]
Jim’s Blog: Check Your Fuel Lines
I’m sure you didn’t wake up this morning thinking about the fuel lines on your classic car. Maybe you should have. Most American cars utilize sections of rubber fuel line in several locations to allow engine and chassis movement — typically between the fuel tank and the carburetor supply line, […]
Keith’s Blog: A Cat Peed in My Sleeping Bag – More Tales of Rubber Chicken Racing
It was the fall of 1969. After spending a year after high school working part-time as a mechanic with Rubber Chicken Racing, I headed to Portland, OR, from San Francisco to attend Reed College. During my first couple of weeks at Reed, there were SCCA regional races at Portland International […]
Jim’s Blog: The Newest Classic?
I used to think that all interesting cars stopped in 1972. The gas crunch and impact bumpers really did a number on American cars by the mid-1970s, and with the introduction of the 1973 Chevelle and the 1974 Mustang II, the death of interesting cars seemed, well, permanent. It’s funny […]
Keith’s Blog: More Thoughts on the SCM 1000 — From a First Timer
I’ve been driving sports cars and going on road trips since 1966. I sometimes forget what it’s like for someone to go on a road trip in an old car. It’s sensory overload in so many ways. In an old car, you are not passing through the landscape, you’re part […]
Jim’s Blog: What Makes a Corvette?
This month’s reader’s question is all about Corvettes. Specifically, what’s going to happen to late-model Corvette values now that the mid-engine C8 has arrived on the scene. There’s still time to submit your answers, too — is it time to buy, sell, or hold C6 and C7 Corvettes with their […]
Keith’s Blog: The Second SCM 1000 is History!
One thousand miles and two thousand great conversations. The second annual SCM 1000 is now a part of the magazine’s history. Last week, 82 enthusiasts in 42 cars drove 1,000 miles in four days. They explored nooks and crannies of Oregon that are well off the beaten path. However, as […]
Jim’s Blog: The Best $1,500 Upgrade
Buying and selling is the core of American Car Collector magazine — but we’re also very much interested in things people can do to their own cars to make them more usable. Modern traffic isn’t always friendly to classic cars, and why own a classic if you don’t drive it? […]
Keith’s Blog: The SCM 1000 is Underway!
The SCM 1000 kicked off on Sunday after with a Cars in the Park Event at the Portland Art Museum. Tour participants showed off their cars to Portland’s many vintage car enthusiasts. Portlanders are used to SCM parking flights of amazing cars outside of the Portland Art Museum. We […]