by Wallace Wyss - It had such a great tradition. Started by Sir William Lyons before the war and the great XK120 came after the war. The C-type, the D-type and the victories at LeMans. For a while it was the most stylish import on the … [Read more...]
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All Italian Fall Cars & Coffee and Garage Tour
November 21, 2024 By 8 Comments
Text, photos and video by Derek Meluzio - I love living in an area that experiences all four seasons. Summer sun, winter snow, spring rain showers, and fall foliage are all part of my memories as a child and as an adult. That being said, I really … [Read more...]
The Quick, The Crashed, The Lost And The Found Bizzarrini GT 5300
November 19, 2024 By 13 Comments
by Mike Gulett - Recently I watched the Clint Eastwood movie The Eiger Sanction and noticed, again, the lime gold Bizzarrini GT 5300 in the background, placed there by the owner, stunt driver Carey Loftin. A friend of mine (a long … [Read more...]
The Best of France and Italy Show November 3, 2024
November 10, 2024 By 6 Comments
Text and photos by Wallace Wyss - This show, taking place the first Sunday of November in Woodley Park in Van Nuys, California, is almost an anti-concours. Oh to be sure, many of the cars, heredity wise, were worth showing--rarities … [Read more...]
The Iso Grifo Spider Has Sold for Big Bucks
November 5, 2024 By 7 Comments
By Mike Gulett - The Iso Grifo Spider sold recently at a RM Sotheby’s auction at the junkyard in Southern California where it had been stored for a few decades. It achieved a price of $1,875,000, a record for an Iso Grifo GL, more than the … [Read more...]
My Morgan Adventure – A Lost And Found Race Car
October 24, 2024 By 7 Comments
I think all car enthusiasts have a dream of finding a special car that no one else knows about. The usual dream is the "barn find". Here we have the story of a lost and found Morgan factory built race car that was lost for many years and found … [Read more...]
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