Blogs
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Keith’s Blog: Heading South
I’m looking forward to seeing you in Scottsdale. Last year, I missed the desert action for the first time in three decades. But not this year. I’ll see you first at the SCM Insider’s Seminar on Thursday morning, at 9:30 am in the Gooding & Company Auction Tent. “Priced to Sell, Determining Value in an…
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Jim’s Blog: New Year Resolutions
The collector car year is just about to start in a big way, with Kissimmee already underway this week and Scottsdale kicking off with Barrett-Jackson on Saturday. We’ll know soon just how much McQueen’s Mustang is worth, and what the trends are for 2020 out of the desert. But before all that, it’s time to…
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Keith’s Blog: Give Yourself a Winter Drive
This January, if the weather allows, block out an afternoon to get behind the wheel of one of your vintage cars and just go driving. Having some friends join you in their old cars would make it even better. Pick a destination that requires driving on some interesting roads. Even better, have a nice place…
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Jim’s Blog: What’s McQueen’s Mustang Worth?
By now you’ve probably seen the news that the Bullitt Mustang is heading to auction at Mecum Kissimmee in a few weeks. The car, VIN 8R02S125559, is a 1968 Mustang GT 390. It’s Highland Green, fitted with a 4-speed, and still looks just as it did when it tore up the streets of San Francisco…
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Keith’s Blog: Happy New Year!
I hope that you all get a chance to take a collector car out of the garage for a spin sometime today or tomorrow. If the weather gives you a shot to air out your favorite car, turn off the bowl games and celebrate the New Year with a short drive — even if it…
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Keith’s Blog: Merry Christmas!
I just wanted to drop you a quick note to wish you all a very Merry Christmas. I hope your holiday is full of family, friends and, perhaps, a special car in the driveway.
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Jim’s Blog: Three More Holiday Gifts
Last week, I listed out three holiday gifts for the car person on your list. Still need more ideas? Here are a couple more items to consider for your car friends — or for yourself. Mychanic pod light This is a great tool for a lot of reasons, but the soft, magnetic base makes this…
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Keith’s Blog: Cruising into the Holiday Season
I’m sitting in the observation suite on board the Royal Caribbean Independence of the Seas. A 15-deck Freedom-class cruise ship, it is 1,112 feet long (almost four football fields) and displaces 155,889 tons. I thought a Caribbean cruise would be a total escape from cars for me and my son, Bradley, but there was a…
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Keith’s Blog: What Cars Should Star on the 2021 SCM 1000?
We’re already talking about the SCM 1000 for 2021. We always have a featured marque, although all cars from 1973 and earlier are welcome to apply. Your chances of being accepted are just a little better if you enter a featured-marque car. In 2018 we featured Alfa Romeo. This year it was Porsche. In 2020,…
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Jim’s Blog: Three Great Holiday Gifts
The holiday season is here, and that means it’s time again to shop for something for that car person on your list. Or, if we’re being honest, it’s time for the non car people in your life to start shopping for you. What do you want this year? If you don’t clear it up now,…