The 48th annual All British Field Meet will be held at Portland International Raceway on September 5, 6, and 7. It is the longest-running and largest three-day all British-car meet in the Americas. Over 600 cars and motorcycles are expected. Tickets are still available. They are just $15 at the […] The post Keith’s Blog: Should I Slalom the Jaguar? appeared first on Sports Car Market.| Sports Car Market
Keith is on a multi-day driving tour with his family. His blog will be back next week. Until then, enjoy these photos from the road.| Sports Car Market
Cars and big screens have had more than their fair share of my attention this past weekend. Friday, it was “F1 the Movie” at an IMAX theater. Sunday, it was the Pebble Beach Concours streamed live on my 60-inch Sanyo TV. The movie was much more expensive than viewing Pebble […] The post Keith’s Blog: From Formula One to Pebble Beach appeared first on Sports Car Market.| Sports Car Market
Given collector-car market trends of recent years, many vintage British cars are slowly becoming more affordable. However, even in such a target-rich environment there are still sleepers — bargains among bargains. The Triumph TR7 and its last variant, the TR8, may be prime examples. That does not mean they are […] The post One Final Triumph appeared first on Sports Car Market.| Sports Car Market
A common complaint in the collector car hobby involves a car owner who grows frustrated with a restoration shop that takes years and years to complete a restoration, no matter how hard it is pushed. Here’s an example of the complete opposite — an owner who won’t pick up his […] The post Please Get Your Car appeared first on Sports Car Market.| Sports Car Market
On September 15 of this year, I’m going to watch the taillights of a fully laden vehicle leave our condo garage, head west on SW Market Street and eventually merge onto Interstate 5 south. I know what taillights they won’t be. They won’t be the iconic rear of our Land […] The post A Different World appeared first on Sports Car Market.| Sports Car Market
For the past couple of weeks, you’ve been telling me your preferences when it comes to collector car tours. You prefer point-to-point for the routes, but hub-and-spoke for the convenience. You like 1974 as a cutoff date so that all the cars have a similar performance envelope. You wouldn’t mind […] The post Keith’s Blog: All-Inclusive or A La Carte? appeared first on Sports Car Market.| Sports Car Market
There is no shortage of car tours. They range from no-cost afternoon club tours to expensive, all-inclusive, super-deluxe, five-star to five-star routes| Sports Car Market
The routes of classic car tours generally fall into one of two patterns, point-to-point or hub-and spoke. The grandfather of classic car tours is the Mille Miglia. Originally a race first held in 1927, it was point-to-point, starting and ending in Brescia, Italy. The event was reborn as a “timed […] The post Keith’s Blog: Your Tour Choice: Point-to-Point or Hub-and-Spoke? appeared first on Sports Car Market.| Sports Car Market
Since 1954, the Mercedes-Benz SL has built its legacy largely through popular culture. Think of Clark Gable and his 1955 300SL Gullwing or Hugh Hefner’s 1959 300SL Roadster. John Lennon owned a 1965 W113 “Pagoda” 230SL, and the R107 was given a starring role in countless 1970s–80s movies and television […] The post The Best or Nothing appeared first on Sports Car Market.| Sports Car Market
At last, my son has picked out a car that he actually wants. After suffering through my C3 Corvette and off-road Disco Land Rover fantasies, Bradley| Sports Car Market
I was dropping off the Alfa Romeo Spider S4 at Mac’s Radiator shop to have the A/C compressor replaced. It was a hot day, and I asked about putting A/C in| Sports Car Market
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I’m still suffering from the aftereffects of losing nearly $25,000 on our 1972 Mercedes-Benz 250C. As the memory of the money-pit debacle recedes in the| Sports Car Market
Here’s a worthy goal for 2025: Get a couple of driving buddies together and make plans to use your cars. I was recently at the holiday dinner for the| Sports Car Market
Why is it so hard to get to six cars? Perhaps because each car we are considering speaks in its own distinct language and creates its own excitements and| Sports Car Market
I just put a note in the mailroom of my condo: “Parking space wanted.” I’m having trouble getting down to just six cars. To recap, we are keeping the 1971| Sports Car Market
Last we discussed finding the perfect mix of garage space, event participation, affinity groups and classic cars. We note that our current “keepers” are| Sports Car Market
As I looked back over my past columns on this topic, I realized that there are only four cars in the collection that could be called regular drivers. I| Sports Car Market
Most cars lead a mundane existence, barely noticed accessories to our lives. We drive them to the supermarket and the malls. If they are lucky, and the| Sports Car Market
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I have a simple question. I see an increasing number of rallies and tours offering the option of having the route available as an app on a smart phone. On| Sports Car Market