My Car Quest

March 18, 2024

Patina: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

by Mike Gulett - I pointed out to a friend one time that the interior of his original 1960s Ferrari was "dirty" and he replied that it was "patina". We were joking around but it started me thinking about what is good patina and when does the … [Read more...]

Editorial: Beware The Salt Monster

Go ahead move back East. But there's something waiting to eat your car... by Wallace Wyss - You hear a lot about what is going on in California prices, houses being over $800,000, rent, gas, food. The media loves quoting how many … [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...]

The 2024 SCM Pocket Price Guide Has Changed…

...and not for the better... by Mike Gulett - Regular readers of My Car Quest know that I celebrate the new issue of the Sports Car Market Pocket Price Guide around this time every year. But last year under the new Editor-in-Chief, Jeff … [Read more...]

Editorial: The Ferrari GTO Sale – Much Ado About Something!

by Wallace Wyss - Road & Track theorized "the general market tension at the moment certainly doesn’t help." They again mentioned the Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR Uhlenhaut Coupe, which they previously sold for what they call "an Earth-shattering $144 … [Read more...]

Cool Cars and Cool Shirts Sold Separately

Recently, at a restaurant, two people mentioned to me that they liked my shirt and one man asked me what brand it was. I was happy to tell him it was a Nat Nast, which is perhaps my favorite, yet little known, brand. Their shirts are known as … [Read more...]