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So, You Want to Go Vintage Racing?

Every red-blooded car collector has at some point (or many points) in their life looked at some cool little race car and wondered, “Hey, wouldn’t it be fun to buy that and go racing?” Certainly, many people have over the years, but for those who haven’t jumped in, the prospect […]

Keith’s Blog: Mr. Bright’s Wild Ride

Until this weekend, I was unaware that Maserati had built a commercial-grade spin dryer in 1956.   That was until SCMer Chris Bright poured me like tube of freshening agent into his replica Maserati 350S and took me on a Friday afternoon blast through downtown Portland and the surrounding hills. During […]

Untimely and Unexpected

We’ve heard all sorts of stories about restorations gone bad, but here’s a new twist. We recently received the following email from an SCMer. I never thought I would have a subject that you might want to share with your readers, but here goes. I ‘have’ a 2000 Jaguar XK8 […]

Make Mine a Modificato

There’s been a lot of discussion recently of original, restored and preserved collectible cars. Let me throw another set of trade terms into the pot: as-built versus modified. While I was once a stickler for the former, as my needs and the driving environment have changed, so have my thoughts […]

Breaking News: Stolen $23m Alfa Romeo 8C Recovered

SCM has learned that the stolen 1938 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B Lungo Spyder that was the subject of the February 2023 “Legal Files” has been found. The car was located in a warehouse in North Carolina along with about 15 other stolen vehicles, according to a knowledgeable source. SCM is […]

Keith’s Blog: Be Patient, Save $20k

We took our 1971 Mercedes 250C out for a drive yesterday. It was overcast with a little rain, but not terrible. Our destination was Backwoods Brewing Company, an independent brew pub in Carson, WA. It’s about 50 miles away in the Columbia Gorge, not far from the site of the […]