Keith Martin On Collecting Ferrari

From car collecting expert Keith Martin and the editors of Sports Car Market magazine comes a compilation of Ferrari articles culled from the magazine's extensive archives. Individual car profiles, auction reports, and helpful advice fill this entertaining and informative guide. Whether you're in the market for a classic Ferrari or are just a dreamer, this book is sure to become a cornerstone of every Ferrari fan's book collection.- Includes many entries by noted Ferrari expert Michael Sheehan- Sports Car Market is widely read and recognized within the collector car world- Follow-up to Keith Martin on Collecting Porsche

With his monthly Sports Car Market Magazine, Keith Martin made official what the world of car collecting already knew: He was the ultimate authority on collector cars, his columns in AutoWeek and Automobile, and his appearances on Speed Channel and at major auctions a natural extension of his longtime passion and expertise. In this book Martin, along with the editors and contributors at Sports Car Market, gathers the magazine's best articles and auction reports on the most popular British sports cars. An essential reference for anyone with an interest in these collector cars. The book is a gold mine of pithy comments and straight talk about the pros and cons of ownership, the merits of particular makes and models, and what to look for (and avoid) when indulging a passion for collecting British sports cars.

With his magazine Sports Car Market, columns in Autoweek and Automobile, and appearances on television and at major auctions, Keith Martin has established himself as one of today’s most trusted car collecting experts. In this new edition of Keith Martin’s Guide to Car Collecting, Martin once again brings all his expertise to bear in this complete, single-volume reference work tailor-made for car collectors. In this handy compendium, beginning and experienced collectors---as well as enthusiasts---will find everything they need to know to make wise purchases or get the most out of the collector cars they already own. In his signature wry style, Martin offers clear and candid guidance on every aspect of car collecting from clubs and museums to prices, auction results, and ratings, with invaluable advice on getting started and making the most of resources on the web and off. Whether coddling a prewar classic or searching for a "future collectible," car collectors need look no further than this thorough, indispensable guide.

With car collecting columns in magazines such as Autoweek and Automobile, appearances on Speed TV, seminars at major auctions, and as publishing Sports Car Market Magazine, Keith Martin has made a name for himself as an expert on car collecting.In this book, he and other editors and contributors of SCM have collected the magazine's best articles and auction reports covering the Porsche marque. This will be a gold mine for anyone who loves Porsches, is in the market for one, or owns one already. Full of pithy comments and straight talk about the pros and cons of Porsche ownership, this book will be an incredible value for Porsche lovers and fans of SCM.

Nobody knows Alfa Romeo like the people at Sports Car Market, especially Keith Martin, who started the magazine as Alfa Romeo Market Letter almost 20 years ago. This book brings together the magazine's best articles on Alfas over the years giving detailed coverage of every car from the four-door 164s of the 90s to the Spiders of the 50s and 60s to the earliest pre-war 6C and 8C classics; from Giulias, Giuliettas, Duettos, Sprints, Zagatos, and more. Here aficionados and curious amateurs alike will find a full slate of insider information (why, for instance, is one GTV a good deal at $30,000, and another a horrible buy at $10,000?), in-person reviews of Alfas that have actually sold at auction, and exactly what the SCM experts think of the prices they brought. Whether you're thinking of buying your first Alfa or your tenth, you'll find information inside Keith Martin on Collecting Alfa Romeo that you won't get anywhere else and that will help you make the right decision, the very first time.

Collects true stories about eccentric car collectors, including a take of an English nobleman who buries his horde of Ferraris in an insurance scam and a woman who loved her car so much she wished to be buried in it.

These bizarre true stories of collectors and their cars is "a whole lot of fun" (The Virginian Pilot). Have you heard of the fellow who squirrelled away dozens of Chevelles, Camaros, and other classic muscle cars in semi-trailers? How about the president of Shakespeare fishing rods, who sold thirty Bugattis for a mere $85,000? What about the English nobleman who cut up and buried his Ferrari hoard in an elaborate insurance scam? Or how about the Duesenberg abandoned in a Manhattan parking garage for decades only to be uncovered by Jay Leno? Most car collectors exhibit a healthy enthusiasm for their hobby by digging into their favorite marques, chasing parts, swapping stories, and generally living the car-guy lifestyle. Some, however, step over that fine line between enthusiasm and obsession—and that's where these legendary car-collector stories come from. In Strange but True Tales of Car Collecting, Keith Martin and the staff of Sports Car Market Magazine recount the wildest, most eccentric, over-the-top stories of collectors and their collections. "This likable book serves as a ‚ÄòRipley's Believe It or Not!' for car obsessives." —The New York Times