Whenever you take your car out of the garage, you are putting it at risk. That was brought home to me recently. I had decided to join the Northwest Alfa Romeo Club (NWARC) on a day tour of Bainbridge Island, Washington. This would also give me a chance to spend […]
On this week’s episode of Sports Car Market Magazine’s Buy, Sell, Hold: Spotlight, Jennifer Tetley of Maple Brothers Auctions stops by to talk the company’s inception, upcoming events, the market segment they serve and the origins of “auction dog”. Join us every Monday night at 7:00 EST for new episodes […]
A missed phone call saved me $29,900. As I surveyed the classic car world looking for underappreciated and affordable automatics, the Jensen Interceptor popped up. With its large backlight, it looks like an homage to a first-generation Plymouth Barracuda. It has a mechanical simplicity that is appealing. Most were built […]
This week on Sport Car Market’s Buy, Sell, Hold: Spotlight, Jose Romero of DriverSourcereturns to talk the current state and direction of the marketplace, add to the Ferrari Dino vs Ferrari Daytona debate and run down their vast and diverse collection of offerings in this year’s Oktmotorfest Bring-a-Trailer collection. Join us every Monday night […]
There’s a lot of caterwauling going on about kids not being able to drive manual shift gearboxes. I think the focus should be on the skills necessary to drive at all, not what the transmission is. There will always be a manual shift car around for your kids to drive—if […]
This week, Buy, Sell, Hold spotlights Automotive Fine Artist Lyn Hiner. Lyn and host Darin Roberge discuss her process, unique techniques, her path from performance racing to the automotive art scene and the very special Porsche that started it all. Join us every Monday night at 7:00 EST for new episodes of Buy, Sell, Hold: Spotlight!
I was at my local café for breakfast in Portland. The owner, an Iranian immigrant who has built a good business, stopped by. “Where’d you get that Mecum lanyard?” he asked. He was referring to the Mecum Gold lanyard attached to my iPhone. I had acquired it along with my […]
Buy, Sell, Hold: Spotlight #29 – Dan Ritopecki – Auctions Director of The Saratoga Automobile Museum This week, Buy, Sell, Hold: Spotlight focuses on Saratoga Automobile Museum, Saratoga Motorcar Auction and Naples Motorcar Auction, Auctions Director Dan Ritopecki. Dan and Host Darin Roberge talk current events and attractions at the […]
A 1960 Alfa Giulietta Sprint recently sold on BaT for $92,500 ($97,125 with commission). Matt Crandall (911r on Bat) of the Avant-Garde Collection texted me about the car when the bidding was in the $50k range. Matt specializes in Porsches, both stock and outlaw, but has a long history with Alfa. […]
On this week’s episode of Sports Car Market Magazine’s Buy, Sell, Hold: Spotlight, Jake O’Gorman of RM Sotheby’s checks in to talk Gene Ponder Collection and Hershey results and to preview their upcoming Newman/Haas Collection and London auctions. Join us every Monday night at 7:00 EST for new episodes of […]
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