Despite Executive Editor Chester Allen’s repeated predictions of catastrophic failure, the SCM Bradley GT made it from Miami to Monterey. The Bradley GT fought through 100-degree heat, undiagnosed electrical problems, stacks of mechanic bills and its own determination to give up at any point over its 4,000 mile journey. The […]
Author: Garrett Long
SCM Blog: Despite Hot Weather and High Altitude, SCM’s Bradley GT Soldiers On
At the beginning of its Miami to Monterey Drive, SCM’s Bradley GT could barely go 100 miles without mechanical meltdowns. Breakdowns were constant, and we got to know — on a first-name basis — mechanics from Florida through Kansas. The latest driver, Don Welch, drove one of the loneliest stints […]
SCM Blog: Bradley GT Makes The Midwest Checkpoint
When I was planning the Bradley route, I saw McPherson College’s restoration school as the metaphorical halfway point. Assistant professor Luke Chennell offered to give it a once-over and fix any stubborn issues with the help of the capable staff and students at the school. For a car that spends […]
SCM’s Bradley GT Miami to Monterey Update
In the car-collecting world, we talk a lot about cars with “soul,” “honesty” and “character.” And despite not having seen the SCM Bradley GT kit car in person, I have already seen deeply into its vengeful, dark, deceptive soul. Paul Dell’Aira was driving the Bradley all around Cincinnati without any […]
Update: SCM’s Bradley GT Miami to Monterey Drive
Driving a 1974 Bradley GT kit car from Miami to Monterey was never bound to go smoothly. Our first driver, Richard Lincoln, picked the car up from an SCMer’s house in Fort Lauderdale, FL. Richard drove the car around town, fixing some little problems in the process. The car appeared […]