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When God created vintage sports cars, it had to be for days like this. The ninth running of our annual "Fall Tour" was a memorable one for all. We had a great group of people, a great selection of cars including a 1946 Lancia Barchetta, a 300SL Roadster, Aston DB4, Dino GT, Porsche 356, two Ferrari 330's. It's gets more difficult each year finding new roads to traverse... but we hit the jackpot this year. Check out Route 83 in Putnam County NY near Amenia. Wow.

"Caffeine & Carburetors" ( www.caffeineandcarburetors.com ) is the brainchild of Doug Zumbach, owner of Zumbach's Coffee in New Canaan, CT. A Porsche racer and afficionado himself, Doug started these informal car-guy gatherings a few years back... and it's grown into a really fun event. Held on 5-6 (weather permitting) Sundays throughout the spring, summer and fall. The latest event, held on September 18th, boasted 170 cars. That's our 1965 Shelby in the foreground lining up very early morning. Don't miss the next one... check their website for the date.

See all those cool looking cars lined up and all the people gawking? That's 22 (Out of a total production of 36 cars) 250GTO's at $30 Million a pop. You do the math. Seriously though, Pebble Beach was, as always, spectacular. Every year it grows in size, scope, attendance and auction prices. Suffice to say that record prices are being paid for great cars and the collector car market is alive and thriving. Check out the Gooding and RM results if you don't believe me!

If the size of the crowds at this year's Amelia Island Concours are any indication, the vintage car world is overflowing with interest and enthusiasm. We attended this year, as we always do, and organizer Bill Warner again pulled rabbits out of hats in getting some of the coolest cars on the planet to come to north Florida for this annual extravaganza. The two auctions on site (Gooding and RM) did record numbers including the sale of a thought to be lost Ferrari 340 Mexico for $4 Milllion. If you've never attended Amelia... do not miss it next year!

When we sold the fabulous XK120 M Roadster pictured here to Bruce Aronson, we had no idea... Bruce mentioned that he was going on a "little tour" with the car. Master of the understatement, what he meant was that he was taking the Jag to Italy to run in the world famous "Italia Classica": a 10 day, 1000 mile tour through southern Italy. This wonderful XK, a former national show winner, and maybe the best driving example ever in our inventory, did us proud by completing the tour without a hiccup. All of this while in the company of some of the rarest and most valuable sports cars ever assembled: Ferrari GTO, Lagonda Rapide, Alfa 8C, BMW 507, and an AC Cobra to mention but a few. Hats off to Bruce for using this wonderful car as it was intended!

A very rare thing happened a few years back at Pebble Beach: Woodie wagons used to be the domain of surfer dudes and only the most eccentric collectors. How things have changed. At the 2003 Pebble Beach Concours d"Elegance a special class was created for Woodies and Nick Alexander, friend and customer of deGarmo Ltd., won first and second in class with his amazing cars. The Marmon Herrington four wheel drive pictured here is one of only two left in existence and it was restored by Nick's own staff of woodie craftsmen.  Nick bought his first woodie from us about 10 years ago, a 1947 Sportsman. Since then he has assembled the most complete collection of Ford and Mercury woodies in the world. Woodies have finally entered the mainstream of collectibles, indeed, values have doubled in the last 3 years. Not only are they an essencial iconic piece of American culture, they're just totally bitchin'.