Blogs

This Week’s Classic Mystery Photo

“Go ahead, cut me off. Make my day!” — John Blankenbeckler The monthly Mystery Photo has been an SCM tradition for 25 years. Each week, we’ll share one of our “greatest hits” photos from the past and give you a chance to provide a new witty and provocative caption. Each […]

Jim’s Blog: A Week of Mopar

This week is all about Mopar here at ACC. Last Wednesday morning, Reliable Carriers was waiting for me when I got to the office. In the back of their big orange truck was our new 2000 Dodge Viper ACR — and while it is 14 years old, it really is […]

Keith’s Blog: Keels & Wheels 2014

There’s something about the highly polished hull of a vintage wooden boat set against blue water that is alluring and exotic. Part of what makes Keels & Wheels so attractive to me is the combination of restored wooden boats and the tantalizing array of collector cars, all sharing the grounds of […]

This Week’s Classic Mystery Photo

“You know you’ve successfully melded classic luxury with R.V. utility when you’ve got bars on the windows.” — Deez N. The monthly Mystery Photo has been an SCM tradition for 25 years. Each week, we’ll share one of our “greatest hits” photos from the past and give you a chance […]

Keith’s Blog: 600 Miles in a 49-year-old Alfa

Every spring the Alfa Romeo Owners of Oregon hold the “Old Spider Tour” to celebrate and commemorate the occasion of club founder Bob McGill buying his 1958 Alfa Spider from Rambo Motors. This year there were six old spiders (three Giuliettas and three Giulias) plus another 16 or so cars, […]

This Week’s Classic Mystery Photo

  “Unsatisfied with the sleeping compartment on his company rig, Wayne took matters into his own hands.” — Deez N. The monthly Mystery Photo has been an SCM tradition for 25 years. Each week, we’ll share one of our “greatest hits” photos from the past and give you a chance […]

Jim’s Blog: Viper ACR — The Next ACC Car

ACC’s ’63 Dodge is gone, and now our ’64 Nova is, too. What does that leave us? A couple of empty parking spaces, that’s what. Well, that was the case until we made a deal on our next magazine car, which is waiting to be delivered to us now. As I […]

Keith’s Blog: Buy, Discover, Spend, Persevere

A couple of weeks ago, restorer Bill Gillham finished up fettling our Alfa Giulia Super and sent it over to Dan Sommers at Veloce Motors for a mechanical checkover. Here’s the note I just got from Dan: Keith, In my earlier note I talked about the list getting longer as […]

This Week’s Classic Mystery Photo

“No radio, but there is a nifty music box that plays when you open up the hood” — fuzzydice The monthly Mystery Photo has been an SCM tradition for 25 years. Each week, we’ll share one of our “greatest hits” photos from the past and give you a chance to provide […]

This Week’s Classic Mystery Photo

  “Other than the half mile turning radius, the cornering is fantastic.” — Richard Morrison   The monthly Mystery Photo has been an SCM tradition for 25 years. Each week, we’ll share one of our “greatest hits” photos from the past and give you a chance to provide a new […]