Sports Car Market

This week’s blog post is from SCM Editor-in-Chief Jeff Sabatini.
I just returned from Paris, where I very much enjoyed the Rétromobile show. We’ll have more on that in the May issue of SCM, including full reports from the four auctions that sold an impressive $186m of cars this year. This morning, however, my first...

Last week an SCMer responded to my blog by writing, “You’re selling the Jag? That’s been the best classic car you’ve ever owned. The most reliable, the most original and the least expensive to operate? Why?”
I checked my records. When the 1971 Jaguar E-type V12 coupe arrived in Portland on April 24, 2020, the odometer read 22,238 miles. I had documentation supporting that these were original miles, and that the paint and interior surfaces were original....

The folks from Matt Crandall’s Avant-Garde Collection came and picked up our 33k-mile 1971 Jaguar E-type V12 coupe. It will soon be offered on Bring a Trailer with no reserve by 911r.
It was with mixed feelings that I watched it go.
During the five years I have had the car, I have put over 10,000 miles on it, including three SCM 1000s and other tours as well....

When we think of performance Fords here in the U.S., our focus is mostly on thundering V8-powered Mustangs, mid-engine GTs and the brawny F-150 Raptor. These are big cars with even bigger presence. But Ford of Europe is big on performance too, just in...