by Mike Gulett - It is such a terrific moment when someone unexpectedly gives you a gift of a memory forgotten. I am talking about photos of Stephen Mitchell's Ferrari 250 GTO. The photos were taken and saved all of these years by Larry … [Read more...]
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The First Elvis Presley 507 (1957 BMW 507)
March 14, 2023 By 3 Comments
From the My Car Quest Wayback Machine I found this interesting story from April 2020. I hope you all enjoy it. Mike Gulett, Editor. by Wallace Wyss - Now here is a story that attempts to separate fact from fiction. Elvis Presley bought a … [Read more...]
The Flip-Top Cobra: It Led the Way to the Big Block Cobra
February 22, 2023 By 4 Comments
by Wallace Wyss - The trouble with the 289 Cobra was that it was competitive for one brief moment in time. And Ford, which had been happy to promote the Cobra in ‘63 saw it as a waste of time once they had the 200-mph GT40 under development. … [Read more...]
The Many Faces of Carroll Shelby
December 19, 2022 By 1 Comment
by Wallace Wyss - As a biographer I wrote my first Shelby book back in 1977, "Shelby's Wildlife the Cobras and the Mustangs". It sold 50,000 copies. I got to know Shelby, who wrote the forward, meeting him to ask questions about his career … [Read more...]
This Bizzarrini P538 is Up for Auction in Monterey
August 20, 2022 By 5 Comments
by Mike Gulett - The Bizzarrini P538 is a mid-engine topless race car with a tubular or rectangular steel chassis covered by a fiberglass body. This is a stunning car in person, however, it did not have a successful race career. It is believed to … [Read more...]
A Bare Knuckle Bizzarrini Still For Sale
August 6, 2022 By 4 Comments
This Bizzarrini GT 5300 Strada was turned into an Iso A3/C look-a-like in 2012. by Wallace Wyss - Yes it's from the Brits, the car now advertised by a firm we know well, DK Engineering, who are vintage racers as well as being an exotic car … [Read more...]
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