by Wallace Wyss - A lot of the cars I paint in oil on canvas I only have a scant memory of but some I've seen in person. When I first moved to California to stay (having worked the summer of '65 for Motor Trend) in 1970 I started attending … [Read more...]
The Benedict Castle Car Show
June 5, 2023 By 2 Comments
by Wallace Wyss - I won't call the Benedict Castle Concours Car Show a concours--too many cars are modified. But it's not a hot rod show either--there were some million dollar classics there--my favorite a custom bodied prewar Bugatti from … [Read more...]
The Case of the Custom Carrera
June 3, 2023 By 3 Comments
A 356 with a colorful history including a bank robber and a Hollywood Kustomizer. by Wallace Wyss - I used to drop into Hollywood customizer Dean Jeffries’ shop whenever I passed by, on that road that paralleled the Hollywood freeway in … [Read more...]
The Dream Of Designing And Building A Special Car Becomes A Reality – Part 2
May 30, 2023 By 11 Comments
As promised here is Part Two from the My Car Quest Wayback Machine, from July 2014. Part One was posted yesterday and is available at this link. Mike Gulett, Editor by Raffi Minasian The Los Angeles Auto Expo in 1982 We proposed to … [Read more...]
The Dream Of Designing And Building A Special Car Becomes A Reality – Part 1
May 29, 2023 By 24 Comments
Reaching deep into the My Car Quest Wayback Machine, from July 2014, I found this fascinating story about a man that really did design and build his own car. I know many car lovers have this dream but so few actually do it. The Comments are worth … [Read more...]
Thoroughbred Horses and Collector Cars: A Comparison of Hobbies
May 25, 2023 By 1 Comment
by Wallace Wyss - Maybe as a nostalgia nod toward my short-lived career in the Bitterroot as a cowboy, I now spend time each week suitably cowboyed up at a horse breeding ranch. One of my tasks is to sell off the loser--the one who didn't … [Read more...]
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