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What Should I Buy? – Future Collector Cars
GTM's Break/Fix podcast has a sub series called "What Should I Buy?" where panels of knowledgeable enthusiasts get together and debate about the whatever the presented "Shopping Criteria" is, but on this episode it all unravels very quickly when you take into...
How to Prevent Ethanol Gas Damage (E10) in our Collector Vehicles and Other Equipment
As you are aware, it is difficult to find gas stations that offer anything other than E10- 10% alcohol at the gas pump in some Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, WV and Delaware areas. The government claims that it helps the environment while some citizens think...
Maryland Automotive Legislative Updates for 2026
Maryland House Bill 4- Vehicle Laws- Historic Motor Vehicles- Minimum Age (preferred) Last year, Maryland voted to change the law for historic plates from 20 years to "1999 and older". The new proposal aims to update Maryland's definition of a historic motor...
Upgrade Your Collector Vehicle’s Audio & Technology While Preserving Its Value
How to Upgrade Your Collector Vehicle's Audio & Technology While Preserving Its Value. A common thought process is “I can’t upgrade the audio or technology in my vehicle as it will negatively affect the value.” The reality is you CAN often do an upgrade as long as...
Setting Expectations For Collector Vehicles When Planning Your Estate
Do You Have Realistic Expectations for Your Estate? Probably nothing is more dreaded than setting up and planning your estate. But it is something very important to do, especially if you have a collection of vehicles and/or memorabilia. You should always seek...
How To Photograph Your Car
Having professional pictures of your car are not necessary. you can photograph your ride even when having a custom show board done! Today’s camera phones have incredible abilities that rival professional DSLR cameras. The only things you need to know are how to...
Beware of Flying Drones Above Car Shows
Beware of Flying Drones above Car Shows While many professionals and amateurs fly drones these days, these objects can be a hazardous threat to people, animals and property. Case in point: While participating recently at the annual Charles Town Car Show back on August...
Preserving a LaSalle
Preserving A LaSalle Contributed by Cher and Jack Gallagher Background The LaSalle by Cadillac was manufactured from 1927 to 1940 and was designed by the legendary Harley Earl, who brought a first to Cadillac design – Style! The car and it’s place in the product line...
How to Shop for Reliable Parts
How to Shop for Reliable Parts Its inevitable- at some point with your classic, muscle or performance car or truck, you are going to need or want parts. Unfortunately, today the failure rate is one in every three parts. As you may know, this is due to the...
Maryland Residents- Vehicle Related Taxes Will Increase in 2025 or 2026
Maryland Residents- Hold onto Your Wallet- Vehicle Related Taxes Will Increase in 2025 As if to add insult to injury after last year's doubling of the car and truck registration fees, the Maryland General Assembly is back in your pockets again by adding: A titling tax...
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The Aberdeen Creek Collection
When I started looking over the items from the Aberdeen Creek Collection coming on offer at Mecum’s Indy auction beginning tomorrow, May 8 through May 16, and online at Mecum […] 
Collectors of Stuff
Putting this issue together was fun – and a little problematic. Writing up the Mecum story, I had to look through some of their upcoming offerings and some items currently […] 
Exponentially Micro: When the real things are too big!
Images by Joe Tipton Somewhere along the sunny shores is a collection comprised of 2,400 toy cars in various scales and brands, mostly replicating numerous vintages and models of Mercedes-Benz. […] 
Ron U’Ren Oil and Gas Collection Coming on Offer
Dana Mecum’s 39th Original Spring Classic Auction is coming up May 8-16, 2026 and is jam packed with fabulous cars and collectibles. On May 11, the Ron U’Ren Oil and […] 
8th Annual Concours at Copshaholm
Set on the grounds of Copshaholm, a 38-room estate built between 1895 and 1896, the Concours at Copshaholm is a two-day festival of all things automotive hosted by the National […] 
Get a Party Going
One of my favorite parts of going to Monterey Car Week every August are the parties. Some are hosted in garages, some are hosted in the home while the garage […] |
Hurley Haywood & the Audi Era: How Quattro Rewrote American Motorsport
Some stories in motorsport are so seismic that even decades later, they still rattle the paddock. Hurley Haywood’s time behind the wheel of Audi’s all‑wheel‑drive TransAm and IMSA machines is […] 
FCA Concours in Pasadena
Before this Ferrari Club of America (FCA) Southwest event was called “Ferraris on Colorado” or some such, but since it was in Pasadena some thought it must be in Colorado […] 
Init Esports Named Official Sim Racing Partner of the CECC for 2026–2027
Partnership unveiled at 2026 May Madness and will have male and female categories to compete in online races and qualifiers nationwide with the championships held in May 2027 WACO, Texas […] 
A Guided Tour of IMSA: Mark Raffauf’s Living History of American Sports Car Racing
When The Logbook (our “History of Motorsports” series) turned its attention to IMSA, it did more than revisit a racing organization — it tapped into the memory of someone who […] 
B/F: The Drive Thru #67
Break/Fix’s Drive Thru News Episode #67 recaps April’s automotive news and oddities, starting with economic turmoil and fuel changes: extended E15 use, ethanol’s impact on economy, evaporation, water absorption, and […] 
Leipert Motorsport secures podium finishes at Hockenheim
Leipert Motorsport entered two cars at the season opener of the new GT Summer Series. During free practice, the focus was on set-up work and gaining experience with the new […] |
DESIGN CRITIQUE: SF90 XX Stradale
The SF90 XX Stradale and its open cousin-the SF90XX Spider–were developed for the track focused XX program. i.e. build a race car that’s street legal. There have been other cars in Special Series that are similar in intention–the 599GTO the F12tdf, the 488 Pista and 812 Competitizione. Some of the previous XX cars were bought and kept at the track […] 
Ferrari Club of America SW Concorso in Pasadena
Before this Ferrari Club of America (FCA) Southwest event was called “Ferraris on Colorado” or some such, but since it was in Pasadena some thought it must be in Colorado so they changed the name. It’s still on Colorado Street, venue of the famed Rose Parade. It was a great event despite rain for the second year in a row. […] 
2026 Ferrari Supercar Market: A New Era of Pricing Power
The 2026 auction season has officially rewritten the modern Ferrari value curve. What began as steady appreciation in the “Big Five” has erupted into a full‑scale repricing of both halo hypercars and analog-era specials. And as the attached report notes, “2026 has reset the modern Ferrari market,” and the numbers back it up. The Enzo is the headline story, rocketing […] |
EP58: Consumer Reports: The Most Interesting Episode in the World
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EP57: CES 2026 – Xiaomi Kebab
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EP56: The British Touring Car Championship: We Were There
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EP55: Digital Twins for Software Defined Cars
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EP54: Mecum Kissimmee 2026: White GTO / Yellow Enzo
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EP53: Las Vegas Concours; Risotto with Pagani and Hagerty
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