by Wallace Wyss - Now I’d like to preface my capsule history of this car, aka The Egg, with the remark that: beauty does not guarantee a big sales price, nor does a big name coachbuilder. In this case the Ferrari in question was ugly as sin … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2019
A ”Shoebox” Ford Custom Car Blows Me Away
May 7, 2019 By 3 Comments
One design critic’s opinion of a very well done Ford custom. by Wallace Wyss - Some detail photographs by Richard Bartholomew, other photographs by Wallace Wyss - Now sometimes, in California, they mix and match at a concours. So it … [Read more...]
The Artistry Of The Weber Carburetor
May 6, 2019 By 5 Comments
An artist in love with Webers. Text and art by Wallace Wyss - As a fine artist, I mostly am drawn to the shape of a car; its form, particularly as viewed in early morning light, when the sun “paints with light” the shape of the car. … [Read more...]
Car Of The Day – 1963 Cheetah Race Car
May 5, 2019 By 3 Comments
by Mike Gulett - Bill Thomas created the Cheetah to compete with the Shelby Cobra in 1963 and produced 16 or 17 examples between 1963 and 1965. Thomas had help from Chevrolet in the beginning because they wanted to beat the Ford powered Shelby … [Read more...]
When Detroit’s Magic Duo Brought European Glam To American Tin…
May 3, 2019 By 2 Comments
by Wallace Wyss - Being a child of the Midwest, I didn't see many sports cars. Oh, I knew there were Jag-U-Ars and Furr-arris but just didn't see them. But then in the early '60s, Pontiac ads started showing American cars in European … [Read more...]
Vintage Racing Returns to Fontana, California
May 2, 2019 By Leave a Comment
Text and photos by Richard Bartholomew - The last weekend in April 2019 saw the return of the SVRA to the Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California. The SVRA is the Sportscar Vintage Racing Association, one of the oldest and largest vintage … [Read more...]
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