My Car Quest

September 18, 2026

Sports Cars and Classic Cars Blog

The Carmel Mission Classic – 2015 and 2017

Wednesday of Monterey Car Week has been the day of the Carmel Mission Classic for the last few years. This is a small event in a unique setting and it could very well be one of the events that does not survive the coronavirus. Today we reach back … [Read more...]

Malibu Car Show Comings and Goings

Yes, we hear (some of) you asking how many times can you cover the same event? The answer is: "as long as the event keeps rotating which cars and people appear, contributor Wallace Wyss will cover it." In the absence of formal organized car … [Read more...]

Carmel Concours On The Avenue – 2015

Today is traditionally the first real day of Monterey Car Week with the Carmel Concours On The Avenue held in downtown Carmel-by-the-Sea. Today we reach back into the My Car Quest archives and re-post Carmel Concours On The Avenue - 2015 to help … [Read more...]

Editorial: The Pros and Cons of Retro Styled Cars

by Wallace Wyss - At first glance you think "well, why not--that old design had a lot of fans." Or you can come up with an all new shape, spend $100 million, and it's a dud. I could mention the Mercury Mercur but I might well as mention all … [Read more...]

Malibu Car Show Redux

This time there were two Malibu Car Shows... by Wallace Wyss - Photographs by Richard Bartholomew - As a brush fire sent a five mile column of smoke skyward 40 miles East of Los Angeles, up in Malibu the car people came again, enjoying … [Read more...]

Something New – The Iso Rivolta GTZ by Zagato

by Mike Gulett - Zagato has announced a new car and "the rebirth of the IsoRivolta brand", although the official announcement will not come until October 2020, along with the price. They plan to make only 19 with 9 already sold. The photos … [Read more...]