From Auction House to Courthouse

Posted on October 18, 2019November 12, 2019 by John Draneas

Falcon Woods LLC, a Nevis, West Indies, limited-liability company, was about to cut a fat hog. It had consigned its 1954 Ferrari 250 Europa GT coupe, chassis number 0379GT, to Gooding & Company for its 2018 Scottsdale auction. The estimated sales price for Lot 116 was $1.6m to $2m. Just before the auction started, Falcon Woods received an alarming phone call. Gooding had been contacted by a Peter Piper, who claimed that the Ferrari still belonged to the estate of Read More

Hands-On Experience

Posted on October 18, 2019 by Keith Martin

I first met Gary Bartlett at a small gathering of Americans participating in the Mille Miglia in 1992.

We were in the small town of Soragna, near Brescia, Italy. Longtime SCMer Joe Tomasetti organized the dinner.

This was before the “MM” became a bucket-list event for wealthy enthusiasts from all over the world. There were few Americans. We were strangers in a strange land as we piloted our old cars across the Italian landscape.

Our little group included Cindy Banzer and Read More

Bee-Stung: Datsun B-210

Posted on October 18, 2019 by Jeff Zurschmeide

The Datsun B-210 was the right car at the right time. In mid-1973, the OPEC embargo had Americans lining up around the block for gas. The beastly muscle cars of the late 1960s were too thirsty, and the latest replacements from Detroit were strangled and listless.

As if on cue, Datsun kicked off the 1974 model year with an affordable small car that boasted up to 50 mpg. The B-210 was an instant hit. It seemed perfectly designed to compete Read More

1955 Quin Epperly “Fuel Injection Special” Indy 500 Streamliner

Posted on October 18, 2019 by Thor Thorson

Aerodynamic design conceived for two-time Indy 500 Winner Bill Vukovich
Built by legendary Indy car builder Quin Epperly for the 1955 Indy 500
Powered by an Offenhauser twin OHC fuel-injected engine

1993 Mazda RX-7 Touring

Posted on October 18, 2019 by Jeff Zurschmeide

255-hp 1.3-L turbocharged Wankel rotary engine
Five-speed manual transmission
Engine rebuilt by marque specialist Chips Motorsports
Optional Touring package, power sunroof, rear wiper, fog lights, leather interior and Bose CD stereo system
Offered with window sticker and warranty book