by Wallace Wyss - Harley Earl was a big man. Well over 6’. He was a towering figure in American automobile design. He was the one who basically thought up the idea of making clay models, because as a boy he made model cars with the clay of … [Read more...]
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Buick Wildcat II – Harley’s Good Idea That Came to Naught…
March 18, 2019 By 4 Comments
by Wallace Wyss - Harley Earl the 6’ 6” dynamo from Hollywood who was GM’s first director of styling (he called it the Art and Colour section) had a grand plan around 1952. That was to make not only the two seater Corvette but hell, go all the … [Read more...]
A Green Ferrari 275 GTB NART Spider
March 15, 2019 By 25 Comments
by Mike - The Ferrari 275 GTB/4 (4-cam) is one of the best sports cars of all time. So, imagine how much greater it would be if it were also a convertible? That is exactly what Luigi Chinetti was thinking when he asked Enzo Ferrari to … [Read more...]
Fiction: Bobbi and the Berlinetta
March 13, 2019 By Leave a Comment
by Wallace and Warren Wyss - In the beginning, Bobbi just wanted to keep Forrester, her one and only husband, happy. Forrester was an engineer, and even before they were married, Bobbi realized engineers were numbers types, not big on showing … [Read more...]
In love With A Car I Have Yet To See…The Austin A90 Atlantic
March 11, 2019 By 8 Comments
by Wallace Wyss - How does one explain love? I won’t go into the biology imperatives of humans, but as far as cars, there is a certain thing I am looking for—a homage to the early days of ‘50s aero—and I think I have found a car I could … [Read more...]
Counterfeit Cars
March 8, 2019 By 7 Comments
Caveat emptor, let the buyer beware, is important in the collector car world... by Mike - When a classic car model reaches a value level where creating a counterfeit can be profitable, dishonest people may take dishonest action by passing … [Read more...]
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