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Keith’s Blog: Judging Sports Cars at Amelia Island
The 23rd Annual Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance is in the history books. Best of Show Concours de Sport was a 1963 Ferrari 250/275 P owned by the JSL Motorsports Collection of Redwood City, CA. Best of Show Concours d’Elegance was won by a 1929 Duesenberg J/SJ convertible entered by Harry Yeaggy of Cincinnati, OH. (Video…
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Jim’s Blog: Meet the ACC Mustang!
I’ve spent the past few weeks looking for a good 1965 or 1966 Mustang. After driving all over the Portland area and looking at several less-than-great examples, I finally found our car. $17,000 later, ACC is the proud third owner of a Wimbledon White 1966 model. The car’s got great history. On March 26, 1966,…
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Keith’s Blog: Join Me in the Caravan to Concorso in August!
On Saturday, August 18, I’m driving south from Portland, OR to Monterey. This will be my third year doing this — it took me 27 years to figure out that the perfect way to get to Monterey Car Week is in a classic car. Every year, SCM sponsors a class of Alfas at Concorso Italiano.…
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Keith’s Blog: Jay Leno Called Me a Communist!
It’s been five years since I last attended the Boca Raton Concours d’Elegance. It’s a different event now than it was then. On Sunday there were 220 cars on display, ranging from appetizing to stunning. Lincoln was the featured marque. I’ll have a complete report next week. As a part of the weekend, Wayne Carini…
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Jim’s Blog: Which Car Do You Regret Selling?
Everybody’s got a story about a car they shouldn’t have let go. I’d bet most of us have several. For those of you that read my ACC columns and blogs regularly, you’ll probably guess that I’d pick my old 1972 Chevrolet K10 pickup as my biggest sale regret. I bought it as a project, restored…
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Keith’s Blog: An 8C 2300 Monza at a Hot Rod Show?
The Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Monza was one of the great sports cars of all time. Only 189 8C 2300s of all types were built, and Gooding sold one for $11,990,000 at their 2016 Pebble Beach auction. I wasn’t expecting to see one at the Salem Roadster Show, a gathering of hot rods and customs.…
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Keith’s Blog: No Barfing in the Barfmobile: The Giulia Super Goes On A Tour
The Alfa 1967 Giulia Super is our family sports car. It has four doors and rear seats that can accommodate full-sized adults. Two summers ago, we took it on a 1,000-mile trip across Oregon. Bradley, then 8, and his friend Grayson occupied the rear seat. They lived in the back for five days. With all…
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Jim’s Blog: Has the Truck Market Topped Out? Share Your Thoughts with ACC
We’re finishing up the March/April issue of ACC this week, which includes all our coverage of the Arizona auctions and Mecum Kissimmee in January. Our Readers’ Forum question this month is all about classic trucks — specifically the market for them, and whether or not it’s hit a peak. This is something I touched on…
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Keith’s Blog: Today’s Kids are the Next Generation of Concours Judges
Is there a better time to get kids involved with old cars than when they are 6 to 12 years old? There are already a few “junior judge” programs, often supported by Hagerty, at concours. These programs generally mix kids from pre-teenagers to 18 years old. However, I think there should be a class specifically…
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Keith’s Blog: Bringing a Knife to a Gun Fight
I took our 1967 Alfa Romeo GTV out for a drive through downtown traffic last week. It was like bringing a knife to a gunfight. The weather was overcast — but not raining — when I left SCM World Headquarters in Portland, OR. The last time I had put miles on the GTV was when…