Wherein our correspondent ponders embracing the trend... by Wallace Wyss - As a guy who looks at a whole lotta cars in my travels, I have seen about every type of paint available. Having recently piloted a Mercedes E53 AMG Cabriolet with flat … [Read more...]
A Car Guy’s Tales From Hollywood
May 13, 2021 By 3 Comments
Deep in the My Car Quest archives I rediscovered this Wallace Wyss classic from 2016. A story like most of us have never experienced, nor likely will. A real life noir story about a real car writer and would be Hollywood writer. Maybe the noir … [Read more...]
The First De Tomaso Mangusta Sold Long Ago – Where Is It Now?
May 10, 2021 By 3 Comments
by Wallace Wyss - Prototypes are sold if the automaker goes out of business. That's the hard truth of what happened to the first De Tomaso Mangusta, which was sold, as were all the rest of the prototypes. I'd like to see it again in its … [Read more...]
Just Because A Classic Car Needs a Trailer Doesn’t Make It A Trailer Queen
May 10, 2021 By 10 Comments
by Mike Gulett - The classic car transportation business in the US loves Monterey Car Week. It could be their biggest week of the year. This was brought home for me when I was talking to a friend a few years ago in Monterey and he told me he had … [Read more...]
Driving Impression: 2021 Mercedes-AMG E53 Convertible
May 7, 2021 By 1 Comment
The Right Mix Of Luxury and Power by Wallace Wyss - Being a portraitist of classic cars, I don’t pay as much attention as I should to the newest of the new so I was bowled over when I found out there are several Mercedes priced new at over … [Read more...]
Car Insurance Is So Boring But So Important
May 7, 2021 By Leave a Comment
by Mike Gulett – When it is time to renew our car insurance most of us probably just automatically renew with our current insurance company. Is this wise? It may be but it also may be a good idea to look around. A few years ago at renewal … [Read more...]
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