The 1980s brought us a lot of things, but for a certain generation of car people, the most important of those things was the VCR. When the VCR became commonplace in the American household, kids could all of a sudden watch movies or recorded TV over and over again — […]
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Keith’s Blog: When It’s Time for a Car to Go
We’ve decided that our time with the SCM Mehari has come to an end. A couple of Alfas are coming out of restoration, so we need to free up some space in the garage. Having cash for cars removal Wollongong area is so convenient. We’ve enjoyed the Mehari — and […]
Keith’s Blog: Driven: Two Alfas, a Lotus and a Viper
I had a gearhead’s holiday last weekend. In the course of two days, I got to put nearly 100 miles each on the SCM Lotus Elise, the ACC Dodge Viper ACR GTS and two vintage Alfas — the 1965 Giulia Spider Veloce and the 1967 GTV. These are all sports […]
My 2003 Dream Garage: Part Two
Yesterday, I shared my first dream collection — The ’03 Dream Garage. Here are the reasons — rational and irrational — why I picked each one: Ford Focus SVT — I know it is rare to find any sort praise for the first-gen Focus, but the SVT (2002–04) was the […]
Jim’s Blog: What Steers Your Collection?
I’ve always been a car guy, but the drive got even more serious when I got my driving permit and finally slid behind the wheel of an actual car. A few spins in my sister’s ’95 Dodge Neon had me circling classic car ads in the local paper for cooler […]
My 2003 Dream Garage
I know it. You’re probably thinking what kind of an idiot wants a collection of cars from 2003? Well, what kind of idiot buys cars that jump out on the auction block? What kind of idiot goes after just one make of car? What kind of idiot goes after cars […]
Keith’s Blog: I Almost Bought a Junior Z
Online auctions have transformed the collector car world. In a matter of minutes — in your own office — you go from contemplating a quiet lunch to posting a $35,000 bid. I was editing the next issue of American Car Collector last Friday when a text message popped up on […]
Keith’s Blog: Put Those Hoods Down!
Owners who leave the hoods open on their cars for the entire day are my car-show pet peeve. Two weeks ago, while I was emcee of Keels & Wheels in Texas, I mentioned this to the organizer, Bob Fuller. He said, “It drives me crazy too. I spend all day […]
Jim’s Blog: Buy it Done or Build it Yourself?
A friend of mine called me a few weeks back to shoot some photos of a GTO out in the weeds on his property. After years and years of an “I’ll build it someday” mentality, he’s finally decided that it’s just never going to happen. Time to sell the GTO […]
Keith’s Blog: What to Do When the Wipers Stop? 300 Miles in a Bugeye Sprite
We were traveling at 70 mph in a torrential downpour. Interstate 84, which runs through Oregon’s scenic Columbia River Gorge, was a nightmare of high winds and large pools of standing water. It was not the weather I would have chosen to take Bradley’s 1960 Bugeye Sprite on its inaugural […]