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This Week’s Classic Mystery Photo
Woman to friend: “Remember those three guys in grade school who were always trying to look under our skirts?” — Spider Mike 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…
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A Great Weekend at the Concours of America
It’s been five years since I’ve been to the Concours d’Elegance of America (formerly known as Meadow Brook). I’d heard good things about the new location, and when Concours Chairman Larry Moss asked if I would be interested in being co-emcee, I eagerly accepted. As Michigan has been the location of so many car manufacturing companies,…
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Forest Grove Concours Weekend: A Celebration of Cars and People
There’s nothing better than a great car event that happens in your own backyard. No packing, no airports, no rental cars, no hotel rooms – just go into the SCM garage, pull out your favorite car (and a couple for your good friends) and head out. This was the 42nd year of the Forest Grove…
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This Week’s Classic Mystery Photo
“Always use caution when purchasing custom hot rods. Skullduggery is sometimes involved.” — Spider Mike 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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Jim’s Blog: Kicking Tires with Jay Leno
Last Tuesday, ACC Auction Editor Tony Piff and I were at the Burbank airport. It was 9 a.m. We’d just flown in from ACC HQ in Portland and were standing in the sun, waiting for a pickup at the arrivals curb. Five minutes later, around the bend comes a beautiful ’55 Buick Roadmaster and the…
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Keith’s Blog: Ferraris and Cobras — Behind the Wheel at RM
Last week, I savored a four-wheeled gourmet experience at RM headquarters in Chatham, Ontario (Canada). CEO and founder Rob Myers invited me to spend a couple of days at RM, and a generous buffet line of cars awaited my arrival. Gord Duff, one of RM’s top car specialists, showed me around, and he immediately offered…
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This Week’s Classic Mystery Photo
“Well, son, it all started when your Mother parked her Lincoln next to the Batmobile in the garage at the local funeral parlor.” — Walt Bratten 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…
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This Week’s Classic Mystery Photo
“You, too, can make your son or daughter’s senior prom a very special occasion.” — Erik Olson 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.…
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Jurassic Park, Oregon Style
When the old car thing bites, it bites hard. Those of us in search of of vehicles that turn ordinary trips into motoring adventures don’t stop with sports cars. We just spent a weekend with the SCM’s RHD 1984 Defender 90 200 tdi. Perhaps the Land Rover imprint happened while watching “The Gods Must Be Crazy” –…
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Keith’s Blog: How It All Began
SCM and the Alfa Market Letter In 1988, 26 years ago, I put an ad in Hemmings Motor News that said, “Subscribe Today to the Alfa Romeo Market Letter. Hundreds of Alfas for sale in every issue. One year, $33.” I had just left my job as a sales manager at Ron Tonkin Gran Turismo,…