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Archives for September 2019

Wishful Thinking Should Not Be Presented As Truth – Especially About Important Car Races

by Wallace Wyss - The other day I was listening to one of my favorite radio shows, about cars from KPFK FM 90.7 and the co-host, Dave Kunz, interviewed a Ford expert about Ford's illustrious Le Mans history. I was going along with what they … [Read more...]

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

by Wallace Wyss - I think, after working for Motor Trend at two different points in time, that I gained a certain amount of sophistication. Maybe not. I remember around 1972 or so when the Pantera was already being talked about being … [Read more...]

My Car Quest Contributor Packages Art of 1960s Fords and Ferraris

In anticipation of Boffo box office for the movie Ford v. Ferrari... by Mike Gulett - Wallace Wyss, a prolific contributor to My Car Quest with both articles and art, has announced that, in anticipation of the new feature film Ford … [Read more...]

Fox Changes Film Name and Poster for Ford v. Ferrari in Europe and UK

A Tale of Two, No Three, Movie Posters. by Wallace Wyss - Fox, now owned by Disney but keeping the Fox name for now, has changed the name of the upcoming film Ford v. Ferrari to “Le Mans ‘66” in Europe, causing the website ScreenRant to … [Read more...]

Event Report : Route 66 Cruisin’ Reunion, Ontario California

Get Your Kicks on Route 66 - Every third Friday and Saturday in September... Text and photos by Richard Bartholomew - Sit back and listen as we tell a tale of yesteryear. A time when cars were not all clones of each other, when spanking … [Read more...]

The Ill Fated Shelby Series I: When Will It Become Collectible?

by Wallace Wyss - Carroll Shelby, as tall and proud as he was in public, was painfully shy. He liked to either be in control of the situation or not be there. So he had a few recurring doubts, one of which is; How can he be thought of as a modern … [Read more...]