by Wallace Wyss - Yeah they were astonauts. Whoopee-do. Nowadays, after 2025 anyhow, after what 1500 people minimum had been to Mars and back, being an astronaut was no big deal. It was Harry decided, like being a long range trucker. … [Read more...]
The Death of a Champion – Sir Stirling Moss, Age 90
April 12, 2020 By 8 Comments
by Wallace Wyss - It's possible to be the world's greatest driver for a time yet never have won the Formula One world title. That's the story of Sir Stirling Moss who died Sunday April 12, 2020 at his London home after a long illness. “It was … [Read more...]
Great Car Magazine Advertisements
April 12, 2020 By Leave a Comment
by Wallace Wyss - I don't know if in the era that follows the Great Plague, if car ads will work on us the same way they once did. But as a former copywriter of car ads (for marques as diverse as Chevrolet, Ford, Olds and Lancia) I think I'm … [Read more...]
A Holy Grail of Porsche Specials: Found, Yes, in a Barn
April 10, 2020 By 5 Comments
by Wallace Wyss - When you start tracing the history of Porsche’s mid-engined cars, you come across, of course, the 550 and the RSK. And the very first Porsche ever made was mid-engined, though they decided to go rear engine for production. So … [Read more...]
Let’s Make The Best Of Shelter-In-Place
April 9, 2020 By 1 Comment
by Mike Gulett - We have been under shelter-in-place orders for a little more than three weeks now here in Monterey County, California with a few more weeks to go. It seems longer but the calendar tells me this is true. My wife, Rebecca, and I … [Read more...]
Confessions of a Former Barn Finder
April 8, 2020 By 6 Comments
by Wallace Wyss - I know there's still the AutoTrader but my short lived career as a barn finder was built on the original newspaper-style Auto Trader that you could get at any liquor store. My method was to not look like a slickster from The … [Read more...]
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