The Almost Superstar: How two Californians invented a car that almost made it into production…. by Wallace Wyss - Ya gotta admit, in the performance car world, Carroll Shelby was an inspiration to many. Here’s the basic formula for his … [Read more...]
Archives for October 2016
Board Track Racing – What A Crazy Idea
October 11, 2016 By 1 Comment
by Mike - Danger! Danger! Danger! That is certainly what you get when you race fast motorcycles around an oval, banked track made of wood with spectators sitting at the top of the track where they were easy targets for an out of control racer. … [Read more...]
Brock Yates Died
October 8, 2016 By 6 Comments
by Wallace Wyss - I know I was intimidated by him, a living legend. I knew him long before he thought up that zany cross country race, the Cannonball Run. I think he was the most irreverent writer on the Big Three car magazines, … [Read more...]
Portrait Of A ’64 Ford GT40
October 7, 2016 By 1 Comment
Oh, they showed one at Pebble Beach. But…. by Wallace Wyss - So there I was, at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance this past August, looking forward to seeing the Ford GT40s because I knew Ford was going to great effort to have one … [Read more...]
A Sad Tale In Barn Finding
October 6, 2016 By 4 Comments
by Wallace Wyss - In writing my Incredible Barn Finds series of books (Enthusiast Books, Hudson WI), I come across a lot of happy stories—a guy who finds a potential million dollar car for peanuts. But sometimes it’s a very sad story, … [Read more...]
Rare Birds At The Monterey Auctions
October 5, 2016 By 9 Comments
by Mike - Like bird watchers searching for a glimpse of a rare bird-of-paradise car lovers always seek out the rare and exotic when we go to events like Monterey Car Week. This past August we were rewarded handsomely with three Iso Grifos, … [Read more...]
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