My Car Quest

May 22, 2024

Archives for April 2022

One Artist’s Lifelong Obsession With an Obscure Italian Bolide

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Air Flow Over, Under and Through the Bizzarrini GT 5300

Photos, captions and comments by Mike Gulett - The Bizzarrini GT 5300 (aka Iso Grifo A3) has been one of the most under appreciated and least understood cars in history - until recently, but yet the technical genius of Giotto Bizzarrini is not … [Read more...]

Car Parts That I Love

by Wallace Wyss - Someday if the EV'ers are right, the last ICE car will be hunted down and melted to make an EV. But I will have fond memories. Sometimes it's not the whole car I like. It's one little part. So just as the Academy … [Read more...]

Marketing: Tesla – No TV Commercials, No Print Ads – But For How Long?

by Wallace Wyss - At the risk of invalidating the first few years of my professional life—where I was an ad copywriter in Detroit--I have come to wonder if automakers advertising their cars on TV or in print is at all useful. I began to … [Read more...]

A Custom Rolls Royce Fit for a Duke

When A royal family member had the bloody cheek to customize his Roller. by Wallace Wyss - Don't worry, he did not have flowers painted on it like the mop-haired Beatles. No I think his mods to his classic styled Rolls Royce Phantom V were … [Read more...]

Are Extended Warranties on Older Cars Worth It?

When you buy a new car, it comes with a manufacturer’s warranty. This is a guarantee from the vehicle manufacturer that they will shoulder the repair for specific problems. A broken air conditioner or a stalled engine are examples of repairs covered … [Read more...]