by Wallace Wyss - If I had to name a culprit, who was behind the appearance and disappearance of a Ghia bodied Cobra roadster I'd say Alejandro De Tomaso. The quirky Argentinian was a customer of Ghia first, having them build his fiberglass mid … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2021
Editorial: Death In The Afternoon
September 17, 2021 By 17 Comments
by Wallace Wyss - I don't exactly know when the crash happened, just that it was September 16th, 2021 in Temple City, CA. I was driving and I heard on the radio the words "Cobra...fatal crash." At first the news media thought it was a … [Read more...]
The Importance of a Carrozzeria to an American Automaker
September 15, 2021 By 2 Comments
by Wallace Wyss - Car companies make mistakes. To me, one of the dumbest moves Ford did in recent decades was to let go of the hallowed name of a famous carrozzeria (coachbuilder) they had bought degrades ago, namely Ghia. … [Read more...]
Was the Glasspar G2 the First Fiberglass Sports Car?
September 13, 2021 By 33 Comments
by Mike Gulett - At one time I thought that the Kaiser Darrin was the first fiberglass production sports car. My first thought is that I could not have been wrong but then I realized that I have been wrong plenty of times before. So, I did … [Read more...]
An Original Gold Plated DeLorean
September 10, 2021 By 7 Comments
by Mike Gulett - The DeLorean DMC-12 is fairly rare but the gold plated version is extremely rare. There were only 2 made by DeLorean to promote the American Express Gold Card in 1980 with a third one being made from spare gold plated panels. … [Read more...]
Book Review: Tom Tjaarda, Master of Proportion
September 8, 2021 By 8 Comments
Book review by Wallace Wyss - Tom Tjaarda, Master of Proportion by Gautam Sen ISBN 978-1-85443-313-8 Dalton Watson, 2021 473 Pages, 825 images $150 plus shipping Tom Tjaarda: Master of Proportions from Amazon Car books … [Read more...]
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