My Car Quest

November 29, 2024

Archives for June 2016

Why Race An Iso Rivolta?

by Alan Collett - After 15 years of racing an Aston Martin it eventually dawned on me that the costs of extracting race winning power from an Aston engine were getting to be too great for my budget. I wanted to compete in the pre-1965 Touring Car … [Read more...]

The Psychedelic Cobra

They say if you can remember the Sixties, you weren’t there. by Wallace Wyss - I was, and I don’t actually remember hearing the name Tara Browne, or the Right Honorable Tara Browne to use the proper nomenclature. But, back then I did hear, … [Read more...]

One Shot at Glory: Or How I Passed Up A Million Dollar Car When It Was Only $30,000

by Wallace Wyss - In my Incredible Barn Finds books (available from Enthusiast Books, Hudson, WI) I tell some pretty embarrassing stories about my own car buying faux pax. Like selling my first Mercedes Gullwing for $2,500 (they are … [Read more...]