by Wallace Wyss - Can a car designer go back in time and correct the things he didn't like on the car he designed that was put into production. According to the author of Tjaarda, a new biography, he can. Tom Tjaarda, some 35 years after he owned … [Read more...]
The Highest Price in Monterey This Year – A McLaren F1?
August 15, 2021 By 2 Comments
by Mike Gulett - All McLaren F1 cars are special but the one sold at the Gooding auction in Pebble Beach during Monterey Car Week 2021 is extra special. First it is a one-off color - a beautiful brown called Creighton Brown. And second it has … [Read more...]
1937 Bugatti Type 57 Cabriolet at Auction by RM Sotheby’s
August 14, 2021 By 2 Comments
by Mike Gulett - I generally do not lust over pre-war cars - but this Bugatti Type 57 is one exception. While I was previewing the RM Sotheby's auction during Monterey Car Week I noticed this beautiful Bugatti sitting in a corner all by … [Read more...]
Carmel Concours-on-the-Avenue – 2021
August 12, 2021 By 3 Comments
by Mike Gulett - Tuesday August 10, 2021 was an almost pre-covid normal-like day. There were many beautiful cars on Ocean Avenue in Carmel-by-the-Sea like always on this day (except for last year). My friend Tom and I arrived early even before … [Read more...]
Ferrari to Host Ferrari Only Parade at Pebble Beach
August 10, 2021 By Leave a Comment
The Day before the Pebble Beach Concours. by Wallace Wyss - The Pebble Beach Concours announced two events on the day preceding their famed concours: a Ferrari Parade and Concorso Ferrari. Ferrari picked more than 60 historic and contemporary … [Read more...]
Buick Riviera Gran Sport (1965) For Auction
August 9, 2021 By 6 Comments
by Mike Gulett - I had a 1965 Buick Riviera HO slot car when I was a young boy and have loved the style ever since. The ’65 seems more loved than the ’63 and ’64 models because the headlights are hidden behind the clam shell covers which open … [Read more...]
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