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November 28, 2024

Archives for June 2018

Rodeo Drive Concours d’Elegance In Beverly Hills

Father’s Day Concours in Beverly Hills Text by Wallace Wyss - Photos by Richard Bartholomew - So It’s father’s day in Beverly Hills and while they call it a concours I would say the rules are a little, uh, relaxed compared to most … [Read more...]

A Ferrari 250 GTO To Roll Across The Block In Monterey

by Wallace Wyss - At last, at Monterey this year, the old question posed by Ferrari collectors since the late '60s will be answered: What’s worth more-- a series I 250GTO with its fastback roof, or a series II with the all new body shape … [Read more...]

A Bit Of History – This Rolls Royce

An Old Roller has a surprising connection.... by Wallace Wyss - Being simultaneously a WW II buff and a Roll Royce buff, I was pleased to read the note on the ’33 Phantom I saw at the Beverly Hills Father’s Day concours. Many cars had … [Read more...]

The San Marino Motor Classic – June 2018

Great setting, classy show Text by Wallace Wyss - Photos by Richard Bartholomew - For those who haven’t heard of it, San Marino is a little suburb of Pasadena, a sort of Beverly Hills-ish type of place with cute houses, … [Read more...]

Stop the Proposed Tariffs On Collector Car Imports To The USA

by Mike - Today I received the email below from Mark Hyman at Hyman Ltd. and I received a similar email from Martin E. Button of Cosdel International Transportation. They point out something the US government is thinking about... From … [Read more...]

The Ferrari 250 GTO Mystery Is Solved

With the recent news of a Ferrari 250 GTO selling for $70 million USD it started me thinking of other stories published here about the Ferrari icon, the 250 GTO. Here is a favorite. This is a slightly updated re-post of an article originally … [Read more...]