by Wallace Wyss - When Giorgetto Giugiaro cut himself adrift from Ghia Carrozzeria he put himself under a lot of pressure. He had to come up with something dramatic to put in auto shows to get the work flowing in. Fortunately, from his … [Read more...]
Sports Cars and Classic Cars Blog
My Car Quest Comics or The Sunday Funny Pages No. 11
by Mike Gulett - Below are two comics that I wrote, one recently and the other 10 years ago. Unfortunately I cannot draw but the OpenAI program, ChatGPT 40, has just introduced a new feature that allows the creation of comic strips. The first … [Read more...]
Design Critique: The New Ford Shelby Mustang
by Wallace Wyss - I grew up with the Ford Mustang. I remember sitting in my office in 1964 when a secretary bragged she had bought a new one, for the princely sum of $3000. At first it was being sold merely as a "secretary's car." But that was … [Read more...]
An Artist Recalls: Painting the Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato
by Wallace Wyss - Back when I was a barn finder, in the '70s, I hung around the ritzy areas figuring, hey, if anybody has a car worth something it's got to be, say, in the Hollywood Hills, Malibu or maybe Palos Verdes Peninsula. I was right … [Read more...]
Why Auction A Classic Car at No Reserve?
by Mike Gulett - A no reserve auction means that there is not a minimum bid required for the car to be hammered sold. I understand why the auction company wants a no reserve auction because it guarantees that the car will sell (assuming there is … [Read more...]
Remembering a Unique Ferrari 250 GT
by Wallace Wyss - I feel like the guy who, before Columbus, saw the mass of America in front of him and passed it by, thinking it was only an island. That's because, in the 60 years since I discovered Ferraris, I passed up so many that have not … [Read more...]
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