An artist asks, is there a market for memorabilia of a car so rare? by Lita Makati - Wallace Wyss, a fine artist on the West Coast, tells us that he was shocked that Bizzarrini GT 5300 Stradas have passed one million dollars in value but … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2021
What Will Monterey Car Week Be Like This Year?
March 24, 2021 By 2 Comments
by Mike Gulett - Monterey Car Week is not one big event it is many events, some large and some small, all crammed into one week. Usually the hotels and restaurants are quite full. Normally more than 80,000 people travel to the Monterey Peninsula … [Read more...]
Remembering a Giant in the Ferrari World
March 23, 2021 By 5 Comments
by Wallace Wyss - It is hard to believe now but I say that one man was responsible for creating the popularity of classic Ferraris in America. He was not a new car dealer. Or in advertising. and not paid by Ferrari. Richard Merritt was just … [Read more...]
Electric Car Neo-Classics
March 20, 2021 By 3 Comments
A Way for New Companies to Spread the Word (and at the same time provide 4-wheeled nostalgia for enthusiasts) by Wallace Wyss - For you newcomers (born after 2000) you might not know the old American phrase "shotgun wedding." That's when a … [Read more...]
Collecting Carrozzeria Art: A Giugiaro Augmented….
March 19, 2021 By 3 Comments
by Wallace Wyss - One of the greatest designers I ever met was Giorgetto Giugiaro. I think when he was a teenager working at Bertone Carrozzeria back in the '50s. He didn't know or didn't want to be presumptuous enough to ask for his drawings … [Read more...]
Should You Buy a Luxury Car?
March 19, 2021 By 1 Comment
Owning a luxury car can be a sign of success and a reward to yourself for working hard. Whether you dream of owning a classic car or a sports car, a luxury car is a sign of quality as well as a status symbol. But should you buy a luxury car? … [Read more...]
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