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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,…
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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: Is a Manual a Bonus?
Is a manual transmission a bonus when you’re shopping for American muscle? That might seem like a dumb question — but I think the answer is changing. There’s a certain glory that comes with winding up a big block and dumping a clutch. You can’t get that same feeling with an automatic no matter how…
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Keith’s Blog: Selling the SCM Sprint Speciale
I’m sticking to the 105 Series Alfa Romeos. As I trim and adjust the SCM fleet, I’ve had to make some decisions about which cars appeal to me the most — and which ones work the best. I’ve always thought that that the 105 Series pre-smog Alfas (roughly 1963-68) represented the high point of that…
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Jim’s Blog: Are Burnouts Burnt-Out?
We’re shipping ACC issue #49 to press this week, just before Thanksgiving, but there’s still time to chime in on ACC’s Question of the Month. This question comes to us from Steve S, and it’s a good one: How do you feel about the ever-increasing proliferation of burnout contests at car shows? I don’t think…
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Keith’s Blog: A Ford Falcon for the SCM 1000?
Last week I explored the two-pedal options for the 2020 SCM 1000. I was looking at cars from 1974 and earlier — and under $50,000. Among the many thoughtful responses I got were those encouraging me not to overlook the compact American cars of that era. Suggested were Ford Falcons, Chevrolet Novas and Corvairs. You…