This was my third time attending the Chattanooga Motorcar Festival. All car events are excuses for like-minded people to come together. This is true from the simplest Cars and Coffee to the stratospheric environs of Pebble Beach. Each event has its own unique characteristics. At Chattanooga, their secret sauce is […]
This week, on Sports Car Market Magazine’s Buy, Sell, Hold: Spotlight, Broad Arrow Group Senior Car Specialist Donnie Gould joins us to talk his extensive auction history, recap Broad Arrow’s inaugural Monterey auction and preview their upcoming Jim Taylor Passion for the Drive Collection sale and their first ever West […]
I did some car swapping last Friday. Enlisting good friend Timothy Ashcroft, we took the 1971 Alfa Romeo Junior Zagato to Bill Gillham’s Hooligan Racing in Albany, OR, and brought our serviced 1965 Giuila Spider Veloce home. It’s about an hour drive each way. Timothy also owns a 1967 Jaguar […]
On this week’s Buy, Sell, Hold: Spotlight, Alec Cartio, Founder of Cartologi discusses his transition from music videos to high end, collector car oriented short films, his love of unique 8-series BMWs and what it takes to maximize your marketing footprint (and your profits!) via live auctions and online outlets […]
Which brings us to the 2006 Lotus Elise. I think it now shows just over 21,000 miles. Based upon the recommendation of former SCM contributor Michael Duffey, I specifically wanted a 2006, with its better seat padding, LED taillights and drive by wire. I went on the hunt for it […]
This week, on Sports Car Market Magazine’s Buy, Sell, Hold we spotlight Author Jim Ciardella and his fascinating new book The Dealer, which discusses the rise and fall of prominent 1980’s and 1990’s California Ferrari dealership, Ferrari of Los Gatos, with it’s unique and charismatic owner Brian Burnett. Join us […]
No matter how I try to manage my collection, I seem to end up with eight to 10 cars. I sell three and I still have 10. It’s a mystery. Where do I park them? Luckily, three or four always seem to be in a shop somewhere. (Free storage!) I […]
This week, Buy, Sell, Hold spotlights SJ Automobilia Owner Sean Rosander. Sean and host Darin Roberge talk automobilia basics, market overview and trends, how automobilia you can complement and enhance your collection and SJ’s very unique approach to finding, acquiring and selling collectible automobilia. Join us every Monday night at […]
Car shows large and small are just reasons to make memories. This past weekend I attended the Oregon Festival of Cars. It’s held in Bend, OR, about 165 miles from Portland. Organized by SCM Legal Files author John Draneas, along with his wife Carlyn, Ed and Barb Grayson of Consolidated […]
On this week’s Buy, Sell, Hold: Spotlight, Matthew Ivanhoe from The Cultivated Collector joins us to discuss The Cultivated Collector’s diverse and interesting inventory, Next Gen Supercar and JDM markets, rare and unique homologation specials and what it’s like to buy a Jaguar XJR-15 in Japan with no translator. Join […]
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