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Archives for May 2017

The Greystone Mansion Concours D’Elegance

If Gatsby were alive, this would be his house… by Wallace Wyss - Photographs by Richard Bartholomew - When you envision Beverly Hills, if you‘ve never been there, the mansion you envision is something like the location for the Greystone … [Read more...]

The Quail Motorcycle Gathering – 2017

by Mike - It was a cold and windy morning. The morning of The Quail Motorcycle Gathering, 2017 in Carmel, California - yesterday. The wind did blow and the temperature was low. But many people attended and others brought their beautiful … [Read more...]

Ferrari 250 GT Lusso: At First Too Beautiful To Be Taken Seriously

by Wallace Wyss - I remember visiting a guy in Newport Beach about 30 years ago who was a Can-Am racer. I went over there with some Ferrari owning friends and they felt sorry for him because all he had in his collection in the way of Ferraris was … [Read more...]

Mystery Car: Did Ford Sell The 1995 Ford GT90 Concept And, If So, Why?

by Wallace Wyss - Way back, before the ’05-’06 Ford GT production car, there was another mid-engined Ford GT concept. That car was ultra modern, and ironically designed by Camilo Pardo, the same bloke what did the ’05-’06. It had a … [Read more...]

Interesting Collector Cars For Less Than $50k USD-Volkswagen Karmann Ghia

by Mike - Other cars on my list of Interesting Collector Cars For Less Than $50k can be found here. Volkswagen Karmann Ghia Below is from a Wallace Wyss Karmann Ghia story published earlier here. In 1950, Karmann … [Read more...]

The Ford GR-1 Concept Car

The 2005 Ford GR-1 concept coulda been the successor to the Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe. by Wallace Wyss - Looking back, the ’05-’06 Ford GT mighta been reaching too far, having a modern car that was a homage to the Ford GTs that won … [Read more...]