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Jim’s Blog: Is it Too Late to Buy a Classic Truck?
After a whirlwind week in Arizona where a number classic rigs brought huge prices, I can’t help but wonder if it’s too late to buy a classic truck. Just after the close of the ACC Seminar, I had some time to kill, so ACC Contributors Jay Harden and Sam Stockham and I wandered the Barrett-Jackson…
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Keith’s Blog: A Tire-Kicking Holiday
For the first time in ten years, I’ve just had a holiday in Scottsdale. As there was no Arizona Concours this year, and shooting for “What’s My Car Worth” is on hold, my only official duties during Arizona Car Week were to host the SCM Insider’s Seminar at the Gooding Auction. Aside from that,…
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Keith’s Blog: Making Restoration Decisions
Last week I wrote about the decisions I was making concerning the restoration of our 1961 Giulietta Sprint Speciale. We need the car ready by the SCM 30th Anniversary Tour in July. Which means it should be on the road by the 1st of June to have time to shake it down before the tour.…
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Jim’s Blog: Gearing Up for Arizona
ACC’s offices have been buzzing since the start of the new year. This is when we prep for our trip to Arizona and start building our plan for another issue of the magazine, which ships to press just after the close of the upcoming auctions. This is one of my favorite times of year, as…
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Keith’s Blog: Getting a Restoration Right
The SCM 1961 Alfa Sprint Speciale is in transition. When we bought it at Auctions America in Fort Lauderdale in March of 2015, it had been stored for at least 30 years in the Cayman Motor Museum. Its engine was frozen — upon disassembly, it appeared the head gasket blew, and the car was pushed…
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Keith’s Blog: New Year’s Resolutions for Car Collectors
It’s a new year and a time for a fresh start. For some of us, car collecting is like being stuck in a pounding surf, where each wave that hits sucks $5,000 out of your pocket. For others, it’s a daily lesson in collector car math — buy a car for $50,000, put $50,000 into…
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Keith’s Blog: The 12 Cars of Christmas — Part Two
Last week I picked the first six cars I’d like to find under the Christmas tree. There’s no linear order to these selections. These are just cars I like — and that represent a specific point of view in the world of collector cars. Last week’s six were the Mazda Miata (Best First Sports Car),…
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Keith’s Blog: The 12 Cars of Christmas — Part One
It’s every gearhead’s fantasy to wake up on December 25 and find the garage stuffed with a dozen new toys. Here are my first six picks for your 2017 Yuletide surprises. Best First Sports Car: The Mazda Miata has to be the iconic affordable sports car of the past 30 years. When it was introduced…
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Jim’s Blog: Happy Holidays from ACC!
This past issue of ACC — our 37th — marks six years of the magazine. It’s hard to believe it’s been that long already. But we’re here and better than ever, and 2018 should be even more interesting both for the market and for us, especially considering the top-level consignments planned for Scottsdale and Kissimmee…
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Jim’s Blog: The Future of Car Collecting?
Yesterday, while hunting Craigslist for first-gen Ford Mustangs for ACC, I tripped over this twin-turbo 1964 Plymouth Valiant for sale. Yep, that’s right — someone took a slant-six powered Plymouth Valiant and swapped in a Japanese straight six, specifically the 24-valve 6-cylinder Toyota 1JZ engine along with other spare parts. What does that mean, exactly? Well,…