Blogs
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Keith’s Blog: A Ferrari Road Trip Gone Awry
“I thought you were shooting a gun at me.” That’s what the police officer said when he pulled us over in Coos Bay, OR. We were an unlikely group of adventurers. Me, co-conspirator Richard Lincoln (of Bradley GT and Autozam fame), my son Bradley — and Carrera, Richard’s cockapoo dog. I decided a couple of…
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Keith’s Blog: The Petersen Gala and the Mullin museum
There was a new Ferrari Lusso waiting for me at the Petersen Automotive Museum. Silver and red, like the exterior of the museum, the 4-seat rocket was sleek and menacing. It was a museum-themed weekend for me in Los Angeles. The Petersen was having its annual gala — and celebrating 70 years of Porsche at the…
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Jim’s Blog: Do you use your old car?
A few weeks back, I was driving my ’66 Chevrolet home from the ACC office and sitting in traffic. A guy in a minivan pulled up next to me, rolled down his window, and started asking me all about the car. Now this isn’t really much of a story for those of us who use…
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Keith’s Blog: Put The SCM 911 Into Your Garage!
Suddenly we have more cars than we have parking spaces. It’s those darn “accidental purchases” catching up with me. So our 911 has to go. It’s a 2003 996 6-speed coupe with sunroof. It’s an unusual and attractive seal gray with a light gray interior. The wheels have been powder-coated a dark gray. The VIN of…
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Keith’s Blog: Rain or Shine, Radnor Hunt Goes On
There is one element of a concours that is beyond our control: the weather. We can spend years restoring our cars and attending to every little detail. Likewise, months of preparation can precede the one day of glory that concours anticipate. But mother nature can have her own ideas. This was the 22nd annual Radnor…
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Jim’s Blog: When Will Ford Trucks Have Their Day?
Classic trucks, specifically half-tons built between 1967 and 1972, are still hot in today’s market. But it seems that not all trucks were created equal. The run-up in prices over the last five years has in large part been due to the popularity of GM’s truck twins in the aftermarket. Now that’s not to say…
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Keith’s Blog: Red Duettos and a Green Giulia Super
It was an all-Alfa weekend. Last Thursday, the Alfa Romeo Club of Oregon hosted its annual “Red Duetto Tour.” The brainchild of Fred and Lisa McNabb, the entry rules are simple. To participate, you must have a red “long-tail” Alfa spider, built between 1966-69. Long-tail spiders were Alfa’s in-your-face response to impending safety regulations and…
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Keith’s Blog: A Collection of World-Class Winners — The Simeone Museum
The 1964 Shelby Daytona Coupe. The 1966 Ford GT40 Mk II. The 1970 Porsche 917LH. The 1937 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900 B MM. These are some of the greatest racing cars of all time. They are four of the 65 world-class racing cars in the Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum in Philadelphia, PA. Dr. Fred Simeone…
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Jim’s Blog: Sights of Monterey
Monterey Car Week is a whirlwind of events, auctions, and car person fun. This year was my 10th Monterey, and after all these years, the one thing I’ve learned is that it doesn’t really matter where you go and what you do — if you’re a car person, just being in the area and wandering…
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Keith’s Blog: Driving 1000 Miles in Stupid Old Cars
We were sitting outside a Porta Potty near Tenmile, Oregon. Our unlikely four-car caravan had traveled about 200 miles from Portland before our first catastrophic failure. Our group included a 1966 Citroën DS-21 décapotable (cabriolet) owned by Greg Long from Seattle, a 1972 Alfa Berlina that belonged to Brad Miller and his wife Nancy from Portland…