September 17, 2012
I have figured out what is wrong with America’s youth. They don’t race slot cars anymore.
COLLECTOR CARS: Mecum Dallas, ABBA, and the Worst Mustang I Ever Owned
The Mecum muscle car auction in Dallas last weekend offered perhaps the best parade of Ford Mustangs in recent memory; certainly the finest I've seen at an auction in the last two years.
COLLECTOR CARS: Are the Days of Collectible Racecars Numbered?
I'd like you to conduct an experiment. Go to your local racetrack this weekend. Makes no difference if it's a drag strip, oval or road course, big or small. Just go.
COLLECTOR CARS: Live from Mecum Des Moines
July 23, 2012
Okay, I'm sitting in my hotel room after the auction last weekend jamming to Heart (“Crazy on You”) and it occurs to me how much I really love the Mecum Auto Auction held in Des Moines.
COLLECTOR CARS: Vintage Grand Prix of Mid Ohio
June 24, 2012
Okay, I’m becoming a fan of this whole vintage racing thing.
Years ago, vintage racing began with a handful of guys who had old cars but were afraid to drive them. Now it’s exploded and the competition level is insane.
MECUM AUCTION: Live from Indianapolis
The 25th edition of Mecum's Spring Classic was held at the Indiana State Fairgrounds last week, producing high-dollar sales on some of the most desirable automobiles in the world. Most of those sales made perfect sense. A couple of them surprised me.
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VINTAGE RACING: Driving a 1969 Corvette
Have you ever wondered what it was like to drive a production-based sportscar in the golden era of American road racing? Me too. And now I know.
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