My Car Quest

October 27, 2026

Sports Cars and Classic Cars Blog

Hideaway Headlamps: Do We Miss Them?

by Wallace Wyss - In one way I do. I remember the coffin-nosed Cord had them, but they didn't catch on most American cars until the '60s. My '69 Corvette had them. On the '63 Corvette they weren't so much a lid flipping up but a rollover. … [Read more...]

Driving Impression – Cadillac CT4 V-Series

The CT5 has a little brother. by Wallace Wyss - I stepped from the CT5 V-series into the CT4, a lower priced car, but still costing over $45,000 as my test car was equipped. I was surprised it did not have the same viewing image … [Read more...]

A Custom Porsche 356

YES it's a custom - but isn't it significant it was customized by Dean Jeffries? by Wallace Wyss - Way back in the dawn of time, I'm talkin' the '50s, when I hung out in a local drug store to read custom car magazines. I remember reading … [Read more...]

A Shelby Cobra Comes Back

For one guy at least... by Wallace Wyss - The 2004 Ford Shelby Cobra Concept was built during the last hurrah of Shelby at Ford, when he had been brought back as a spokesman. No one had better credentials as far as creating exciting cars. … [Read more...]

Bizzarrini Themed Memorabilia

An artist asks, is there a market for memorabilia of a car so rare? by Lita Makati - Wallace Wyss, a fine artist on the West Coast, tells us that he was shocked that Bizzarrini GT 5300 Stradas have passed one million dollars in value but … [Read more...]

What Will Monterey Car Week Be Like This Year?

by Mike Gulett - Monterey Car Week is not one big event it is many events, some large and some small, all crammed into one week. Usually the hotels and restaurants are quite full. Normally more than 80,000 people travel to the Monterey Peninsula … [Read more...]