My Car Quest

April 19, 2024

My Sheltered Life as a Young Man

by Mike Gulett - Up until my early-twenties I was aware of, and interested in, American cars with little exposure to and little knowledge of European cars. There was that time when I was about 11 years old in Los Angeles when my friend's older … [Read more...]

Editorial: Tesla’s Crystal Ball is a Little Cloudy

by Wallace Wyss - With the blandness of most of Detroit's auto executives the only player in the auto game worth watching is Tesla's Elon Musk who, we should note, went around Detroit in developing his EV auto empire. I think all the below … [Read more...]

Design Critique: Chrysler Halcyon Coupe Concept

by Wallace Wyss - Stellantis surprised me. They recently came up with a prototype that seems more Tesla than Stellantis in the cleanliness of the shape with few distracting trim items. Surprisingly it isn’t an SUV or even a minivan but a modern … [Read more...]

Is The Car Collecting Culture Becoming More Like The Art Collecting Business?

by Mike Gulett - From the My Car Quest Wayback Machine - this article was originally published in October 2014 and the cartoon was originally published in January 2015. The collector car market auction business has grown very fast in … [Read more...]

1970 Ford Thunderbird – Fond Memories

by Mike Gulett - We all remember cars from our youth don't we? And sometimes we may want to relive that youth by acquiring a car from those youthful days. Maybe that car would not be a car of natural choice today but the memories bring it into … [Read more...]

Design Critique: Mazda Concept Car

by Wallace Wyss - Last year Mazda revealed a new concept car called the Mazda Iconic SP that seems mostly to promote the plan to bring back the rotary engine but this time not driving the wheels but only to power an electric motor. It wouldn't … [Read more...]