by Wallace Wyss - Warning: it's just a concept. But I can say that if the production model is only 12 months away that this must be close to the final production car. I think it is a beautiful advance for Mercedes and has what German automakers … [Read more...]
Mercedes-Benz Vision EQS – An Electric Car With The Looks to Beat Tesla
Classic Car Design Critique: Iso Grifo
by Wallace Wyss - When I first became interested in the Iso Grifo nobody knew what they were except for the founders of the Iso & Bizzarrini Owner's Club. So they were dirt cheap, I think about $7,000 in the early '70s for one with some … [Read more...]
Should Clone Cars be Allowed?
A philosophical question... by Wallace Wyss - Of course they are here, they are called replicas or continuations. Many are not exactly clones. I think they've been around as long as cars have been around--you want a certain car, it's no … [Read more...]
The Lamborghini Espada Dashboard
by Mike Gulett - In the ten year run of the Lamborghini Espada and three different series producing a total of 1,217 cars there were relatively few design styling changes, which is surprising considering how other car companies change car styles … [Read more...]
Ferrari Makes a Modern GTO
The Ferrari Omologato is Ferrari's tenth one-off V12. by Wallace Wyss - Ferrari is in business to make money. A rich guy calls you up and says he wants a special one off car, you damn well better build it. But this tifosi wanted a 250GTO … [Read more...]
Design Critique: De Tomaso Mangusta
by Wallace Wyss - I remember the first time I saw one, in roughly 1968-'69, before the Pantera was announced, in Michigan outside a car museum, in Hickory Corners. The owner was crawling underneath it to adjust the transmission with Allen … [Read more...]
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