Blogs
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This Week’s Classic Mystery Photo
“The methane injection still needs a bit of fine tuning” — Art Bjornestad, via Facebook 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…
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Keith’s Blog: Volvo Immersion Weekend
The SCM 122S “Amazon” rolled off the carrier last week and was immediately pressed into service. I’ve been surprised at what a good car it is, given some of my previous “sight unseen” purchases. The seller, Jim Perry of Wisconsin, races an 1800S, and this was his street car. Before taking delivery, I had him…
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Keith’s Blog: Rockets and Rainstorms
It’s time for an update on the SCM fleet. We’ll leave the Alfas for last. The D90 is at Ship’s Mechanical having a few little things attended to and getting a rear step installed to make it easier for Bradley to clamber into the back. The power steering pump has started leaking, but since it could…
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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 week’s winner will be announced…
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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 still new, with only 1,700…
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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 the Lakewood Yacht Club in…
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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 to provide a new witty…
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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, ranging from GTVs and Duettos…
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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 to provide a new witty…
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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 mentioned back in February, we…