My Car Quest

September 29, 2024

Archives for 2016

Today Is Independence Day In The USA

by Mike - Thomas Jefferson had a way with words and the basic ideas presented in the Declaration of Independence are still very important today - not the part about grievances against the King of Great Britain - but this sentence … [Read more...]

Was There A Fiat Cobra? – Yep There Was

Yes this fearsome beast still roams the earth… by Wallace Wyss - You hear Cobra fans talk about Cobra coupes and most of the time they mean Cobra Daytona coupes designed by Pete Brock. The first one was bodied in the US by California Metal … [Read more...]

First Cobra Ever Made To Go Up For Auction In Monterey

by Wallace Wyss - Say it ain’t so, Joe. I guess not. It is so. The first Cobra ever made, CSX2000, is going up for auction by RM Sotheby's in Monterey. The CSX by the way refers to "Carroll Shelby Experimental". This is the … [Read more...]

The Italian Porsche 356s: Author Searches For Pictures Of Mystery Porsches

by Wallace Wyss - It all seemed so easy, originally. Writing a mere ten pages of Porsche 356 history improve the book in the re-issue of my book Porsche 356 Photo Album (Enthusiast Books). The original edition had only pictures and captions but … [Read more...]

The De Tomaso Pantera 7X: Were We Uh, Bamboozled?…

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The Beauty And Style Of The Car Interior

by Mike Gulett - The interior is where we spend most of the time with our cars. It is also where most of us have the majority of our car tactile experience. The materials are important - metal, real leather, high quality plastic and real wood … [Read more...]