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Jim’s Blog: What Was Your Best Car Buy?
We’re working on the May/June issue of ACC this week, and for this issue’s Reader’s Forum, we’re looking for your comments on your best-ever car buys. There’s still time to be included! I tend to think of my best car buy as the next one I’m going to buy, but it doesn’t usually work out…
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Keith’s Blog: Happy 59th Birthday to the Sprint!
On April 3, 1958 my Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Veloce rolled off the assembly line. Six days later it was sold to a dealer in Switzerland. Its history is lost from then until about 30 years ago when it was found sitting, not running and with the nose punched in, at the side of the…
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Keith’s Blog: 40 Under 40 Nominations Closing Soon
Take a moment right now and nominate people you know who are enthusiastic about old cars — and under 40 years of age. Nominations close April 15, and we will feature the results in SCM’s October issue. Nominees can be involved in any aspect of the old car world — from buying, selling, detailing, repairing,…
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Jim’s Blog: Diamond in the Junk?
This past weekend, I was out taking pictures of a friend’s 1969 GTO project in the weeds and came across this engine sitting in the dirt. What would you do with it? The notion of one man’s trash being another’s treasure is alive and well here. Yep, this is a vintage Chevrolet 409 V8. Or…
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Keith’s Blog: Join The SCM Dash Across America in a Bradley GT!
SCM is inviting you on our latest madcap adventure. As we announced in the April issue of SCM, we’ve purchased a most inconsequential old car — a Bradley GT. This mostly forgotten VW-based kit car was most notable for its gullwing doors. However, it is unlikely to be confused with a Mercedes 300SL. The car…
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Keith’s Blog: Amelia Island Dodges a Deluge
I was flying to Amelia Island, FL from Naples with SCM raconteur Donald Osborne when both our cell phones started firing. It was 9 a.m. on Thursday morning, March 9. The Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance was scheduled to be held the following Sunday. Weather reports indicated that Saturday would be sunny and clear, but that…
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Jim’s Blog: Missing Bullitt Found
This past Friday, I got word that someone in Mexico claimed to have found the missing 1968 Ford Mustang fastback used in the Steve McQueen movie Bullitt. True or not, as Colin Comer pointed out, this is probably the biggest news to hit the collector car world in 2017 — at least so far. And…
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Keith’s Blog: The Bugeye Saga Continues
The mantra of the car collector could well be “Buy, Spend, Learn, Spend, Repent, Spend, Move On.” It’s been over a year since we bought our 1960 Austin-Healey Bugeye Sprite. I was looking for something that my 9-year-old son Bradley could call his first car. After nearly a year, it’s nearly ready for us to…
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Keith’s Blog: The Super Goes Surfing
If you like driving on the beach, Oregon’s the state for you. The Oregon Beach Bill, passed in 1967, established public ownership of land along the Oregon coast. This was to ensure that everyone has access to the beaches and ocean, which is not always the case in other states. While you can’t drive on…
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Jim’s Blog: Neat Car Tricks
Ever gone to tune up your classic car when it’s still semi-warm from being driven? Did you burn your hand on the exhaust manifold or header? Here’s a neat trick I’ve used for years to eliminate that problem: The first thing you’ll need is an old pushrod. The one I used is a 3/8-inch unit from…