by Wallace Wyss - The old man was glad his son took him to the, what the hell did they call it, the concours d'-sumpthin'-or-other? Hell, he didn't know one classic car from another though, as a boy in Wisconsin, back in the '30s, he had seen … [Read more...]
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Driving Impression: 2020 Mazda CX30 SUV
June 3, 2020 By 2 Comments
by Wallace Wyss - Photos by Richard Bartholomew and Wallace Wyss - The trouble with being an enthusiast is if you're married to someone who is let's say, less than enthusiastic about fast driving than you are. So that leaves out cars with … [Read more...]
Briggs Cunningham – A Great American Sportsman
June 1, 2020 By 9 Comments
Road Racer Briggs Cunningham: Horsepower, Endurance, Sportsmanship... by Mike Gulett - Many years before Carroll Shelby entered the racing world there was Briggs Swift Cunningham II who was making his own cars and racing them against the … [Read more...]
Opinion: Old Bronco Reborn as Electric
May 29, 2020 By 2 Comments
by Wallace Wyss - I knew it was coming, I'd already seen a Porsche and an air cooled VW Beetle reborn with electric power. I want to predict here and now that within five years hundreds of owners of classic cars will be taking them to one of … [Read more...]
Ariel Atom – Like A Motorcycle With Four Wheels
May 28, 2020 By 1 Comment
by Mike Gulett - I wanted an Ariel Atom so bad one time that I bid on one on eBay and eventually lost. My wife does not know that. The Ariel Atom is like a motorcycle with four wheels and two seats – and thus theoretically safer while still … [Read more...]
Now You See It, Now You Don’t – The 1960 Corvette XP700
May 25, 2020 By 2 Comments
Is it really gone? by Wallace Wyss - Back in the ’60s, I used to know a guy in Detroit who was a top-drawer exec for GM—head of styling, in fact. And when he replaced the founder of GM Styling, Mr. Harley Earl, Bill Mitchell had to fill some … [Read more...]
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