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2008 Dodge Magnum SRT8 – photo courtesy Bring a Trailer Dodge’s oft-forgotten Magnum SRT8 is a performance-wagon bargain The legacy of DaimlerChrysler’s “marriage of equals” shall be debated by...
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Market saturation is a concern for supercharged Dodge Challengers — Demons included Buy: 2014–15 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 The fifth-generation Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 — produced exclusively for the 2014...
View ArticlePassed at Last
California Governor Gavin Newsom signs Leno’s Law at Jay Leno’s garage in Burbank Leno’s Law brings emissions-rules relief to California collectors “Jay Leno’s Law” passed the California state...
View Article2010 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG
More Bulk, Less Beauty No doubt this is a good, fast and highly respectable Mercedes, better in almost all ways than the 1950s 300SL Gullwing it was meant to evoke. But it lacks the main elements that...
View ArticleAgreed Value Not Agreed
Why you should insure your collector car with a collector car insurance company “Frank” was trying to do the smart thing. After the restoration of his 1966 Ford Mustang was completed, he thought he...
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WINNER: “Before the accident, its first license plate was “Zooom.” — Bob Banks, Lake Bluff, IL RUNNER-UP: After Halloween at the Martin home. — Gary Francis, Chico, CA “So, the outlaw mentality seems...
View ArticleThe Sprint Veloce I Bought for a Dollar
Which then cost me another $117,999 At its height, the SCM Alfa Romeo collection contained seven cars. They were a 1958 Sprint Veloce Confortevole, a 1962 Giulietta Sprint Speciale, a 1965 Giulia...
View ArticleCars Reimagined / Fit for a King
Cars Reimagined — Restomods: The New World Order of Handcrafted Cars By Bill Schwartz, 324 pages, ACC Art Books, October 2025, $80 This is a handsome, easygoing survey of the rapidly expanding...
View ArticleYou Write – We Read
Photo courtesy BMW Group “Even Mr. Cumberford would have to admit that the “painfully undistinguished two-part grille” of the Cord is really not as bad as the all-time ugliest two-part grille on the...
View ArticleNeat Stuff – Holiday Gift Guide
Victory, Celebrated Napoleon never drove a Porsche, but he takes center stage in this striking linen-backed 1969 racing poster, offered by VintageCarPosters.com. Created by Strenger to celebrate...
View ArticleKeith’s Blog: An Alfa Alternative
I continue pondering the Alfa Romeo 4C as a solution to my inability to drive our Lotus Elise, due to due to its 6-speed manual transmission. If I trade out of our Elise and into a 4C, two things will...
View ArticleKeith’s Blog: To 4C or Not to 4C?
I was recently at the AROC National Convention in Ogden, UT, where I gave a presentation about the evolution of Sports Car Market. Getting there and back involved a 2,000-mile trip in our 35-year-old...
View ArticleKeith’s Blog: On The Road Again
We’re on the home stretch of our epic road trip in our 35-year-old Alfa S4 Spider, having just participated in the Alfa Romeo Owners Club national convention in Ogden, Utah. While I was there, I gave...
View ArticleRoom to Run
BUY: 1986–91 BMW M3 (E30) The original is the M3 in its purest, original form, considered one of the best-handling cars of its era. It looks set to become the next Porsche Carrera RS 2.7 — a...
View ArticleLittle Deutsche Coupe
Photo courtesy Cars & Bids After a rough patch in the 1980s, Ferdinand Piëch’s Audi was on a mission to go from a quirky all-wheel-drive Mercedes alternative to a bona-fide sport-luxury...
View ArticleDown Memory Lane
Photo courtesy Rolex/Tom O’Neal SCMers pay tribute to the 75th Anniversary of the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance Miles Collier When I was a small person, my year used to revolve around events of...
View ArticleCrushed in the Computer
Dolly with photographic evidence that her beloved 1963 Porsche 356B actually exists How a collector’s pride and joy wound up being reported “junked” by a salvage company Dolly is a longtime Porsche...
View ArticleNo Pebble In Padua
Photo ©Rolex/Tom O’Neal Monterey Car Week is singular — no other car enthusiast event in the world can compare Over the past few years, it’s not been uncommon to hear event organizers in the U.S....
View ArticleHeroes of the Forest
Heroes of the Forest: The Complete History of the Pebble Beach Road Race By Mark R. Brinker, MarkRoberts Publishing LLC, August 2026, $495 This is one of those automotive books where the scale of the...
View ArticleYou Write We Read
“Josh Jacquot’s article led us on a journey of great cars, humor, a bit of frustration, good advice and sadness. It really touched me because losing a parent is so tough.” Family Affairs I just wanted...
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