My Car Quest

March 29, 2024

When the Bloom Comes Off the Electric Vehicle Rose

by Wallace Wyss - In the beginning, it all sounded so wonderful. Blue skies, Green grass, Flowers blooming. Those bad old stinky ICE cars hustled off the the junkyard. So the ecologists sold us what could be a bill of goods. Several automakers … [Read more...]

The New 2025 Lincoln Star

by Wallace Wyss - Once upon a time Porsche purists would have been horrified to think a Porsche SUV would come along to save the marque. Now maybe a Lincoln SUV will do it for Lincoln. The Star will be an all-new nameplate for the Lincoln … [Read more...]

Editorial: Capitalism At Its Best – Ford vs Tesla

by Wallace Wyss - It is to laugh. Here's Ford, desperate to catch up to Tesla in producing electric vehicles, trolling Tesla saying something to the effect of "Oh, and if your Tesla stops because it's out of juice, don't worry--our Ford F-150 … [Read more...]

Classics: 1950 Daimler DE36 “Green Goddess”

by Wallace Wyss - A car this swoopy--this lie-down-on-the-couch and have a martini look--shouldn't have existed in the postwar age. But it did. The Daimler was a rival to Bentley, Rolls and Mercedes. Only seven of this body style were built, and … [Read more...]

Editorial: Manufacturing Insourcing – Words Detroit Has to Learn

by Wallace Wyss - In attempting to discover how Tesla came out of nowhere and became the world's largest EV maker, I discovered the magic word is something like "Insource". My definition--you get what you need from what you already have. During … [Read more...]

Ford: An American Contender Reluctantly Enters the EV Arena

Editors Note: This article is preparation by contributor Wallace Wyss for a book tentatively entitled How Tesla Killed Detroit. Reader comments are welcomed. Mike Gulett by Wallace Wyss - There are a lot of parallels between the first … [Read more...]