My Car Quest

November 29, 2024

Archives for December 2016

Chrysler’s Anti-Cobra: The Ghia 450SS

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For Sale – Ford GT40 Group 4 (1966) or De Tomaso Mangusta ZF-Synchroma Gearbox

For Sale Genuine 1966 Ford GT40 Group 4 or early De Tomaso Mangusta ZF-Synchroma 5 DS-25 5-Speed Gearbox 1st: 2.23/1 2nd: 1.61/1 3rd: 1.21//1 4th: 0.96/1 5th: 0.81/1 Reverse 2.36/1 Final Drive 4.22/1 EXCELLENT … [Read more...]

The Ferrari 340 America Race Car That Was Practically Given Away

by Wallace Wyss - Now, in my golden years, I can scarcely remember when I was a “newbie” in the car world, but there was a time there in the Sixties when I met a Chevrolet dealer, a Mr. Bill Markley, who had a stable of exotic cars, including … [Read more...]

The Cruel Fate Of The First Lamborghini Countach

Or why you will never see the first Lamborghini Countach ever at an auction… by Wallace Wyss - I write this series of books called “Incredible Barn Finds.” (Enthusiast Books,Hudson, WI.) Now one of the plums of barn finding, one I like to … [Read more...]

The Speedster Sale That Shook The Collector Car World

by Wallace Wyss and David Lawrence Silver - When word filtered out that a 1957 356A Porsche Speedster had sold for $660,000 at auction, it was assumed by many that, ho hum, that had to be one of the rare 4-cam Carrera Speedsters. … [Read more...]