Blogs
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Jim’s Blog: Three Cars to Watch
It’s November, which means the new year is going to be here before we know it. With it come the annual Arizona auctions, which kick off the collector car market each year in a big way. What cars are going to see increases this year? We’ll have to wait and see, but in the meantime, here…
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Keith’s Blog: Slip-sliding along in the Defender 90
I barely saw the brake lights ahead of me go bright red before I started sliding sideways at 40 mph down the ice-covered highway. For the past couple of years, I’ve had my own secret escape from the complexity — and sometimes drudgery — of the Thanksgiving holiday. I simply pack up the SCM Defender…
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Keith’s Blog: SCM’s Bradley GT Finds a New Home
The next chapter in the life of the Bradley GT has started. It sold last week on Bring A Trailer for $4,000. There were over 12,000 views of the auction. If we had charged just $1 for each view, think how far ahead we would be. Our good friends at the Avant-Garde Collection, Matt Crandall…
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Jim’s Blog: Sights of SEMA 2018
With over a million square feet of automotive parts and accessories to see, SEMA is not something you can really do in a day and a half. But I did. Or at least I tried to. And when I wasn’t meeting with people in the industry, I was shooting images of some of the interesting…
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Keith’s Blog: The SCM Bradley is on BaT!
The SCM Bradley GT is one of a kind. When was the last time you saw one actually running and driving? And now you can be part of the adventure. It’s being auctioned on Bring a Trailer at no reserve, with the auction closing this Thursday at 2:40 pm, Pacific time. Our good friends…
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Keith’s Blog: The Hilton Head Concours – An All-Star Weekend
This was my fourth time attending the Hilton Head Island Concours d’ Elegance. Over the years, it has grown to be a more than just a concours. It bills itself as a Motoring Festival, and that it is. The festivities start the weekend before with the Savannah Speed Classic, which includes vintage races held…
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Jim’s Blog: It’s SEMA Time
This week is one of my favorite weeks of the year — it’s SEMA time in Las Vegas. SEMA is where the automotive aftermarket comes together to show off what it’s been working on for the past 12 months. This is where the newest trends in both new and old cars take hold, and it’s…
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Keith’s Blog: Leave Your Car Alone
I’d like to start following my own advice. When someone tells me they have acquired a new classic car, one of the first things I say to them is to just leave it alone. Attend to any basic running and safety issues and have the car inspected. (My 1967 Duetto’s brakes failed 30 miles after…
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Keith’s Blog: A Renault Le Car Wins SCM Choice at the European Auto Festival!
It’s not as formal as a concours, but more upscale than a cars and coffee. This was my third year as emcee of the European Auto Festival in Greenville, SC. Held on a golf course adjacent to an Embassy Suites hotel, the Euro Auto Festival is a delightful event. The mix of cars is eclectic,…
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Jim’s Blog: Garage Upgrades
This past August, my wife and I bought a new house and moved across town. Distance-wise to AC HQ, it’s not much of a change from where I was before. But the new place has more room everywhere for my family — including in my garage. The moving process went smoothly, much like the Texas…