My Car Quest

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Archives for April 2014

The Meaning, Or Lack Of Meaning, Of “Concours Condition”

by Mike - My latest gripe about the way collector cars are described by some sellers is the over use of the word "concours" and sometimes "Pebble Beach quality". The definition of "concours" From the Dictionary, an exhibition or … [Read more...]

Interesting Shared Photos

by Mike - The Iso Rivolta GT Restoration Project (with a factory sunroof) that was for sale by Ron Ciardella is now on its way to The Netherlands from Arizona (that explains all of the sand in the photo below). It is being followed by what looks … [Read more...]

The Lance Reventlow Scarab Race Team Had Two Transporters, I Think

by Mike - The transporter below was sold at auction in Monterey in August 2012 by RM for $990,000. My friend, Ron Kellogg, started me thinking about this transporter and its history. The RM catalog description said, Italy’s Fiat, like … [Read more...]

It’s Tough Out Here On A Blogger

by Mike - The Telegraph (from the UK) published my story today about the Coys Iso Grifo Fiasco. However, they did not give credit to the original source which is me. They quote one of my sources who sent a private email to me (that I … [Read more...]

The Neri & Bonacini Nembo GT

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Happy 50th Anniversary To The Ford Mustang!

by Mike - There is not much I can say about the Ford Mustang that hasn't been said by others. I thought I would let the Ford sales brochures for 1964 and 1965 speak for themselves. Enjoy the slide show I have never owned a … [Read more...]