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Keith’s Blog: Write Your Car Diary
Our world is changing daily. Five years from now, we will look back on this as an extraordinary time in our lives. But for the moment, we don’t know from one moment to the next how much — or how little — freedom we will have. I suggest that you to take this moment to…
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From the Auction Desk: Is Summer Here Yet?
Who else enjoyed a raucous night on Saint Patrick’s Day at home? Anyone, anyone, anyone? Maybe the bars/pubs/lounges are still open in your area, and you had a chance at some normalcy in these odd times. You’re not going to find any sense of that in the auction calendar. In addition to RM Auctions moving…
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Jim’s Blog: Spinning the Great Cancellation
Auctions, shows, events, museums. Seems like everything is cancelled, postponed or closed. It’s for the best, but that doesn’t change the shocking nature of it all. However, while the stock market seems to be getting worse by the day, I don’t think value sentiment has changed much in the collector car world from where it…
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07: Donnie Gould
Donnie Gould has been a car specialist and partner at RM Sotheby’s since 2002. He has had more than two decades in the vintage automobile auction and restoration industry and his vast knowledge of classic cars stems from his learning first-hand from his father, Tiny Gould, one of the first full-time antique automobile dealers in…
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Keith’s Blog: Stay Home and Plan
We are in uncharted waters. No one can predict what the next weeks or month will bring. It’s a time of uncertainty for all of us. I suggest we all use this quiet time to chart out the next decade with our cars. Look at all the activities you are interested in — and decide…
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From the Auction Desk: Amelia Island Best Buy
In this spot a few weeks ago, I highlighted the expected top-dollar American cars from Amelia Island. The no-reserve 1930 Duesenberg Model J convertible I expected to be the top American-built sale from the island ended up second on that list at $1,132,500. A 1932 Duesenberg Model J Stationary Victoria topped it by selling at…
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Jim’s Blog: Buy, Sell or Hold?
Coronavirus is on the news. The stock market seems to be falling more each day. Your local store is all out of hand sanitizer and toilet paper. What does that all mean for the car market? If you were planning on making a classic car move in March or April, be it a buy, sell…
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Upcoming Guests
Upcoming guests include: Donnie Gould, March 17 Simon Kidston, March 24 Jakob Greisen, March 31 Bruce Trenery, April 7 Mark Hyman, April 14 Ed Gilbertson, April 21 Craig Jackson, April 28 Tom Cotter, May 5 Gordon McCall, May 12
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06: Elana Scherr
Elana Scherr didn’t grow up in a car family but has made up for lost time since then. She started her wheeled career in motorcycle parts fabrication, then did a stint in Automotive PR before moving to the editorial side. She was a staff editor at HOT ROD Magazine, Editor in Chief of Roadkill Magazine,…
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Keith’s Blog: Why I Didn’t Buy an RX-7
There was a first-gen Mazda RX-7 on Bring A Trailer recently. It had only 16,000 miles, a rare automatic transmission — and was located fewer than 15 miles from SCM World Headquarters in Portland, OR. I’ve always been attracted to these cars. Their lines are period-interesting, and the rotary engine is intriguing. It sold for…