Europe had grand prix drivers, while the U.S. had test pilots and astronauts. Both groups of men were products of their time and helped navigate a tricky post-war period.

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29.11.2022

CPX - Engine Out | Borrani Wheels: Born in Britain, Perfected in Italy

Borrani spoked wheels may be the most singular element we think of when imagining a classic sports car.

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29.11.2022

CPX - Engine Out: The Allure of Weber Carburetors

The allure of the Weber carburetor is palpable. Just utter “Webers” and it evokes excellence, power, quality, and a long history that intertwines with the greatest cars and brands.

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29.11.2022

CPX - Luftgekühlt — Porsche’s Long Embrace of Air-Cooled Engines

An exploration of the amazing and enduring history of Porsche's air-cooled engines.

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29.11.2022

CPX - The Sword of Fangio: First Photos!

Doubters be vanquished! The pictures are here, and they are the only ones that I know exist of this holy relic.

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29.11.2022

CPX - Oh Brothers! What a Collection

Last Sunday, we were lucky to visit a very special car collection. The Brothers Collection in Salem, Ore., was truly an overwhelming experience.

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29.11.2022

CPX - ‍CAR GAMES - The Five Stages of a Car Breakdown

A play-by-play of what went through my mind during a recent car breakdown.

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29.11.2022

CPX - Cara Mia: A Love Letter to My Giulia

My Giulia Super is slow and not too valuable, but in terms of a car to own, use, and enjoy to its fullest, it is truly one of the best!

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29.11.2022

CPX - BAT Goes Bonkers: What It Means for Suppliers

The online auction site sold $828.7M in 2021 and what it means for parts and service businesses.

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29.11.2022

CPX - My Porsche 928 Crush: You Can Go Back Again

A road trip up Hwy. 1 reconnects me with the Porsche 928, one of the all-time greats.

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29.11.2022

CPX - Cannonball Run Changed My Life

The opening credits of Cannonball Run released in the summer of ‘81 changed my life: It’s the reason I’m a “car guy.”

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29.11.2022

CPX - How I Accidentally Won ‘Best In Class’ At a Local Car Show

I went to the Concours de Maryhill and ended up accidentally entering the car show and, against all odds and logic, winning my class!

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29.11.2022

CPX - Ever Heard of Fangio’s ‘Flying Saucer Sword?' It Exists and I’ve Held It

The day I held a relic of one of the greatest drivers of all time.

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29.11.2022

CPX - Five Lessons from My First Monterey Car Week

The 11-hour drive north on I-5 yesterday offered a lot of time to reflect. Here are a few lessons I’ll take away after my rookie year.

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29.11.2022

CPX - Raiders of the Lost Parts

We go on the hunt for parts for a Ferrari SWB, Bugatti Type 37, Maserati 3500GT, and an early Porsche 356.

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29.11.2022

CPX - What's It All About, Alfa? A Visit to the Alfa Romeo Exhibit at the LeMay Museum

Impressions from visiting the Alfa Romeo exhibit at the LeMay Museum in Tacoma, Wash.

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29.11.2022

CPX - Parts and the Pandemic: What We’re Hearing

When the COVID-19 outbreak erupted last winter, everyone was uncertain of how it would play out. After 10 months, we know it has been a destructive event on a human and economic level like we haven’t experienced in our lifetimes.

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29.11.2022

CPX - Season's Greetings from CPX

We are so thankful that you joined us on the journey of creating Collector Part Exchange.

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29.11.2022

CPX - Portland Business Journal | Zapproved co-founder back with a hard-driving startup

Our launch was featured in the Portland Business Journal with a feature article by Malia Spencer who did a great job in capturing the essence of CPX.

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29.11.2022

CPX - 2020 Was a Boom Year for Collector Cars -- Plus 10 Cars to Chase in 2021!

Bloomberg recently published a feature story called The 10 Cars You’ll Want to Consider Investing In Next Year that announced the fun if somewhat meaningless Hagerty 2021 Bull Market List.

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29.11.2022

CPX - Stop Turning Classic Cars Into EVs

I’m convinced that this is a superficial gesture that doesn’t accomplish what one would hope.

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29.11.2022

CPX - [VIDEO] Update from CPX Co-Founders Chris and Aaron | March 2021

March is here! We thought it was time for an update about the Collector Part Exchange so we shot a video...

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29.11.2022

CPX - The Meditation of Media Blasting

I was invited to help a friend in his shop by doing the glamorous task of media blasting. It was unbelievably satisfying and unexpectedly calming.

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29.11.2022

CPX - Cars Yeah Interview with Chris Bright about CPX

I had a fantastic time speaking with Mark Greene on the Cars Yeah podcast earlier this week.

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29.11.2022

CPX - Billionaire Beanie Babies: The New Countach and Ferrari Monza SP

This new generation of “special editions” like the Countach and Monza SP are collectible only due to artificial rarity just like Beanie Babies® in the 1990s.

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29.11.2022

CPX - Collector Part Exchange™ Launches Online Marketplace to Modernize the $2+ Billion Market for Classic Car Parts

Today we officially announced Collector Part Exchange! We are excited to get growing the CPX community of buyers and sellers from around the globe. Take a look at our press release which is included below.

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29.11.2022

CPX - How Many of Us Are There? Hagerty Estimates 18M in the U.S.

In September 2020, Hagerty Insurance published a report titled 'Not So Niche' by Tim Weadcock that took a crack at the daunting task of sizing the collector car market and hobby.

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29.11.2022

CPX - Hershey 2021: No Country for Young Men

Hanging out at the Hershey Fall Meet for a few days with the collector car hobby's "greatest generation."

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29.11.2022

CPX - And We're Off! (And why we're doing this in the first place)

And we’re off! This is the first day that anyone other than us can see Collector Part Exchange, our new marketplace for collector car parts. We’re excited and proud to have brought this idea to life.

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29.11.2022

CPX - "Keith Martin Unplugged" with Chris Bright [Video Interview]

CPX Co-Founder gets the inside story on Sports Car Market's Keith Martin

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29.11.2022

CPX - Belly Tank Racer Is Reborn In the Alvord Desert

After nearly 70 years, the belly tank racer was ready to run again. The bolts and fluids were rechecked and the belts were properly tensioned. Not long after sunrise on Saturday, it was time.

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29.11.2022

CPX - What We Learned from Bring A Trailer

Bring a Trailer is now the largest automotive auction house on the planet and has changed how collector cars are bought and sold forever. Here's what they taught us.

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29.11.2022

CPX - NY Times | "How Car Collecting Powered Through the Pandemic"

The New York TImes's Wheels section took a closer look at the recent growth of the collector car hobby and how it has been on a strong growth trajectory.

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29.11.2022

CPX - The Classic Car Parts Market: SEMA Report on Size and Trends

SEMA releases research report estimating the size of the parts market for classic cars.

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29.11.2022

CPX - 2021 SCM 1000 Classic Report: The Ultimate Summer Camp for Car Folks!

I just got back from the 2021 SCM 1000 Classic hosted by Keith Martin and Sports Car Market Magazine.

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29.11.2022

CPX - Rebuilding As a Radical Act

I think we as a hobby default to “replace” versus “repair.” Now's the time to change that.

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29.11.2022

CPX - That Time I Almost Negotiated a Deal to Sponsor the Ferrari F1 Team

Twenty years ago, I almost landed a deal to sponsor the greatest team in all of sports: Scuderia Ferrari.

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29.11.2022

CPX - Stretching the Legs of an E-Type in Oregon's Wine Country

Last Friday, I started the weekend a few hours early and headed out for an afternoon cruise on a sunny winter's day.

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29.11.2022

CPX - The Email I Want to Send to Roger Penske

I write to you with a Big Hairy Audacious Goal: Make IndyCar the #1 open-wheel series on the planet.

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Collector Part Exchange - Automotive

CPX - Can Somebody Save Victory By Design?

CPX - Race Drivers and Astronauts: The Heroes That Led Us Through the 1950s

CPX - Engine Out | Borrani Wheels: Born in Britain, Perfected in Italy

CPX - Engine Out: The Allure of Weber Carburetors

CPX - Luftgekühlt — Porsche’s Long Embrace of Air-Cooled Engines

CPX - The Sword of Fangio: First Photos!

CPX - Oh Brothers! What a Collection

CPX - ‍CAR GAMES - The Five Stages of a Car Breakdown

CPX - Cara Mia: A Love Letter to My Giulia

CPX - BAT Goes Bonkers: What It Means for Suppliers

CPX - My Porsche 928 Crush: You Can Go Back Again

CPX - Cannonball Run Changed My Life

CPX - How I Accidentally Won ‘Best In Class’ At a Local Car Show

CPX - Ever Heard of Fangio’s ‘Flying Saucer Sword?' It Exists and I’ve Held It

CPX - Five Lessons from My First Monterey Car Week

CPX - Raiders of the Lost Parts

CPX - What's It All About, Alfa? A Visit to the Alfa Romeo Exhibit at the LeMay Museum

CPX - Parts and the Pandemic: What We’re Hearing

CPX - Season's Greetings from CPX

CPX - Portland Business Journal | Zapproved co-founder back with a hard-driving startup

CPX - 2020 Was a Boom Year for Collector Cars -- Plus 10 Cars to Chase in 2021!

CPX - Stop Turning Classic Cars Into EVs

CPX - [VIDEO] Update from CPX Co-Founders Chris and Aaron | March 2021

CPX - The Meditation of Media Blasting

CPX - Cars Yeah Interview with Chris Bright about CPX

CPX - Billionaire Beanie Babies: The New Countach and Ferrari Monza SP

CPX - Collector Part Exchange™ Launches Online Marketplace to Modernize the $2+ Billion Market for Classic Car Parts

CPX - How Many of Us Are There? Hagerty Estimates 18M in the U.S.

CPX - Hershey 2021: No Country for Young Men

CPX - And We're Off! (And why we're doing this in the first place)

CPX - "Keith Martin Unplugged" with Chris Bright [Video Interview]

CPX - Belly Tank Racer Is Reborn In the Alvord Desert

CPX - What We Learned from Bring A Trailer

CPX - NY Times | "How Car Collecting Powered Through the Pandemic"

CPX - The Classic Car Parts Market: SEMA Report on Size and Trends

CPX - 2021 SCM 1000 Classic Report: The Ultimate Summer Camp for Car Folks!

CPX - Rebuilding As a Radical Act

CPX - That Time I *Almost* Negotiated a Deal to Sponsor the Ferrari F1 Team

CPX - Stretching the Legs of an E-Type in Oregon's Wine Country

CPX - The Email I Want to Send to Roger Penske

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