Blogs
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Jim’s Blog: Knowing When to Say No
How do you determine when a DIY car project is just too much to handle? That’s what I’ve been wrestling with this week. About three years ago I sold my daily driver 2001 Camaro SS and bought a 2006 Charger SRT8. I’d just had a kid, and I needed something with four doors. The Charger…
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Should Alex Say Goodbye to Her BMW?
My daughter Alex has had her trusty 1995 318i BMW for more than six years. The car is white over tan with a 5-speed, and Alex has put over 50,000 miles on it. I find that the 4-cylinder engine is a perfect match for the chassis, offering enough speed for any situation, good gas mileage…
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This Week’s Classic Mystery Photo
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 week’s winner will be announced in the Newsletter. Share your caption for this week’s photo in…
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Jim’s Blog: What do you call Collectible?
I’m working on hunting down our profile cars for ACC #19 right now, and one of the things I’ve noticed from combing through recent auction sales is a lot more later-model cars offered at collector car auctions in recent months. Don’t get me wrong — buyers have been turned on to performance cars of the…
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Drag Racing a Parsnip at the Concours de Maryhill
Car shows happen in the most unlikely places. This weekend, the Goldendale Motorsports Association hosted the 16th annual Concours de Maryhill and hillclimb. The venue was the Maryhill Museum of Art, 103 miles east of Portland, overlooking the Columbia River. Entrepreneur Sam Hill built Maryhill and dedicated it to the public in 1926. Saturday’s events included an…
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This Week’s Classic Mystery Photo
“And here, ladies and gentlemen, we have Ron Popeil’s latest gadget, the Pedestrian-O-Matic” — jcblankjr 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 week’s winner…
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Every Day is Alfa Day – Exercising the Duetto and the GTV
When it comes to driving old cars, some weeks are better than others. Between producing the magazine, running the business, traveling and doing non-car activities with Bradley and friends, the days fill up quickly. That’s why I am so appreciative when things fall together and I’m able to get serious seat time. During the past…
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This Week’s Classic Mystery Photo
“When the guy advertised the car as having an ‘aerodynamics kit,’ this is NOT what I expected!” — Mitch 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…
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Jim’s Blog: Show Us Your Favorite Junkyard!
Every car guy has a go-to parts place — the junkyard with a row of ’55 Chevys, or ’68 Chevelles, or ’69 Roadrunners. ACC ran a feature on our favorite junkyards in some of our early issues, and I think it’s time we do it again. Back when I was building my ’66 Caprice, I…
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The Making of a Next-Gen Gearhead
Bradley’s first crash wasn’t his biggest one, but it was a wake-up call. When you go down on a motorcycle, even on a little one and in the dirt, you go down hard. We talk a lot about how to get kids involved in our world of cars and motorcycles (and by extension, boats and…