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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…
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Keith’s Blog: Stuck on the Way to Monterey
Editor’s note: Keith Martin invited SCMers Luke Chennell and Richard Lincoln to come along on SCM’s Caravan to Concorso. Last week, Luke took over Keith’s Blog and wrote about the SCM Autozam blowing a head gasket. In this installment, Chennell takes us to California’s Lost Coast with a failing master cylinder: I believe that fun…
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Jim’s Blog: Gearing Up for Monterey
One of the biggest weeks of the collector car year is here — from six high-end collector car auctions to concours, shows, and vintage races, Monterey’s got it all. Monterey certainly sets a tone for the year, as it brings in collectors from around the globe to bid on some very expensive and rare machinery.…
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Keith’s Blog: On the Way to Monterey
Editor’s note: Keith Martin invited SCMers Luke Chennell and Richard Lincoln to come along on SCM’s Caravan to Concorso. The catch: They had to drive SCM’s Autozam. Luke took over Keith’s Blog this week to tell the tale: Road trips start off with a great longing of what’s to come, to see the adventures along…
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Keith’s Blog: Datsun Ratrods and Alfa 8Cs
It’s been a busy car weekend. I spent Friday and Saturday in Olympia, Washington attending the Alfa Romeo National Convention. “Sempreverde,” Sea to Summit, attracted more than 200 Alfas and 400 registrants. I drove the 1958 Sprint Veloce to the convention, and Doug Hartman and Julie Brown drove her 1969 GTV. There were four “big…
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Jim’s Blog: What’s In Store for Modern Muscle?
Every year, Detroit pumps out more and more nasty modern muscle cars, from ZL1 Camaros through Hellcats, Demons, and GT500s. But how will these cars’ values stack up to the values of their vintage counterparts in the future? That’s a tough question. There’s no good answer. But how they’re treated now is a pretty good…