My Car Quest

May 18, 2025

Chrysler Built A Great Concept in 1998 (the Chronos) But Precious Little Was Used in Production

Sometimes a great concept design (or the designer) is an unsung hero... by Wallace Wyss - Every once in a while an automaker builds a show car that captures the DNA so to speak of the brand, or a particular model that "made their name" in … [Read more...]

Sasha Selipanov and the Koenigsegg Gemera

by Wallace Wyss - Every once in a while you meet an outsize personality, one that can't be contained in an ordinary person. Everything he does hints that he's got a rocket on his back and he's headed for the stars. Such is Sasha … [Read more...]

BOOK REVIEW: The Last Shelby Cobra: My Times with Carroll Shelby

AUTHOR: Chris Theodore PUBLISHER: Veloce Publishing BINDING: Hardcover ILLUSTRATIONS: color and black ad white PAGES: 160 PRICE: $60 USD Review by Wallace Wyss - This book, written by a former Detroit based automotive engineer, is … [Read more...]

Fiction: The Zone

by Wallace Wyss - Lee came across The Zone purely by accident. He was over at Downetowne Books in Riverside, a little quaint vintage bookstore hidden in an alley, when he caught the '49 Ford heading west toward the hotel at the end of the … [Read more...]

The Sunday Funny Pages – No. 10 – Coping With Shelter in Place

[Read more...]

Fiction: The Sound of Thunder

by Wallace Wyss - Feliz Von Hoschek was glad they still let him drive in their car events. Not in the vintage races but in the less strenuous point-to-point tours. He was, after all, 95 friggin' years old. But he was a crowd … [Read more...]