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Blogs
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Jim’s Blog: Is a Project Really Worth It?
What do you see when you look at the car pictured above? Do you see a GTO that’s at the end of its lifespan, or do you see a promising project? Is this just scrap value, or is this the beginning of months (or years) of work in a shop and a well-earned finished project?…
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Keith’s Blog: Walking through Automotive History
I spent Saturday sauntering around the 43rd Annual All British Field Meet at Portland International Raceway. More than 800 British cars were on display. My ride out represented a mix of old and new. SCMer Dave Stewart picked me up in his lovely dark blue MGA Twin Cam, but he was wearing a Tesla jacket.…
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Jim’s Blog: Buy That Classic SUV Now
When trucks started a march up in value, so too did truck-based off-road rigs. Now, Blazers and Broncos have eclipsed trucks in terms of value, and I’m not just talking about the first-gen rigs, either. I’ve been looking for a first-generation Blazer project for some time now, and with auction sale prices often well above…
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Keith’s Blog: Should You Sell Your Kid’s Car?
Last week I sold our 1958 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Veloce. I told my son Bradley, and he said, “Dad, you sold MY car.” It’s been a tough year for his budding collection. Earlier, we sold the eponymous Bradley GT. He didn’t mind that because, as he said on a YouTube video, “This is a…
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Jim’s Blog: The Best $10k Collector Car?
What can $10k buy you these days? It may not seem like much, but it’s enough to get you something fun to drive that’s also on the collectible spectrum. What do I mean by that? Well, unless you’re into a total project, you’re not going to find a ’69 Camaro for $10k. Muscle Mopars are…
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Keith’s Blog: Why I’m Selling the Sprint
“I know Keith’s 1958 Sprint Veloce in and out, I have spent a lot of time sorting it out and a few memorable moments driving it on my test loop. I think it’s the Crown of Keith’s Alfa collection. When he asked me which Alfa he should sell, I never imagined this would be his…
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Jim’s Blog: Sights from Monterey
The ACC team is back in the office and busy crunching numbers and processing photos from last week’s Monterey auctions and events. We’ll be diving into results in our next issue of the ACC, and in our sister publication, Sports Car Market. In the meantime, here are some of my favorite shots from Car Week…
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Keith’s Blog: The SCM 1958 Alfa Romeo Sprint Veloce “Confortevole” is about to hit Bring A Trailer!
Watch your inbox. The SCM 1958 Sprint Veloce “Confortevole” will be on Bring A Trailer this week. As soon as the auction goes lives, we’ll send you an email. It seems that the entire BAT team was in Monterey last week, “watching the market unfold before their eyes.” I can’t wait to see your comments…
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Jim’s Blog: Carspotting on a Wednesday Night
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, too. I headed out to…
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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 to get it right. It…