Blogs
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Keith’s Blog: Order Your SCM 2019 Year in Review Today!
The team at SCM has created a perfect way for you to look back over 2019. The first-ever SCM Year in Review is hardbound and suitable for your coffee table. It is 100 pages of never-published images and new articles about the year and the market from SCM regulars Donald Osborne, Simon Kidston, Philip Richter,…
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Jim’s Blog: Three Mopars to Buy Now
Traditionally speaking, the market has been good to Mopar. Some of the biggest muscle car pricing boosts in the 2000s went to Dodges and Plymouths, and they’re still among the most valued muscle machines — especially anything with a Hemi. That leaves buyers in a tough spot. If you want to score a Mopar, in…
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Keith’s Blog: The Inaugural Las Vegas Concours d‘Elegance
“What an amazing display of “A-list cars.” That was the response of Jakob Griesen, Head of the U.S. Motoring Department and Vice President of Bonhams, as he viewed the cars entered in the first annual Las Vegas Concours d’Elegance. Arrayed on the show field at the DragonRidge Country Club, located 18 miles from downtown Las…
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Jim’s Blog: What Can Weather Teach Us About the Market?
Values and trends. That’s what ACC is about. How can we see trends before they really start to take hold? Well, it can be complicated, and it isn’t always an exact science. But there’s one trick to spotting trends I’ve been thinking about lately: Weather. Weather? Really? OK, that may seem a little strange, but…
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Keith’s Blog: World of Speed Motorsports Hall of Fame 2019 Inductees
The World of Speed Motorsports Museum celebrated motorsports personalities who have a connection to the Pacific Northwest on Saturday night. I attended with SCMer Michael Pierce and World of Speed two-time summer program alumnus Bradley Martin. Located just south of Portland in Wilsonville, Oregon, the World of Speed is a hub for car activities of all…
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Jim’s Blog: Project or Storage?
I’ve been watching the leaves change color in my neighborhood over the past few days, and it’s been prompting me to get out and drive my old cars as much as I can before the weather turns south. Here at ACC, we’ve already started work on our annual Scottsdale insider’s guide for the upcoming January…
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Keith’s Blog: A New Kind of Car Event
The celebrity-driven Lifestyle Weekend is emerging as a new wave of car events. I’m just returning from the inaugural Chattanooga Motorcar Festival, where the backdrop of downtown Chattanooga, a 1.5 mile flat-out time trial against the clock along the Tennessee River and various celebrity panels provided three full days of engagement for owners and enthusiasts.…
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Jim’s Blog: Should You Buy Online?
The web has been a popular place to buy classic cars since the ’90s. But should you? That can be a hard call to make — especially if you’re new to old cars, or if this is your first online buy. The pessimist in me likes to point out that a lot can be hidden…
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Keith’s Blog: “While You’re in There”
Fixing cars on the cheap never works out well. I was in a planning meeting for the 2020 SCM 1000, and a serious question came up — how many mechanics do we need? The 2020 SCM 1000 has a spectacular route that includes Mount St. Helens and the Oregon Coast — go to www.sportscarmarket.com/tour-registration to…
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Jim’s Blog: The Super Sport Factor
Back in the day, SS cars were the hot ticket among the Chevrolet faithful. They were special, limited-run cars with more street cred than the rest — even if their only true differences were in the amount of bright trim outside, some interior upgrades inside, and usually — but not always — a hotter engine.…