Margaret Mead would have loved it… by Wallace Wyss - Long ago, when I was in grade school, I remember the fuss made about Margaret Mead, who would go to these far-off islands in the Pacific and write about the practices of natives (in books … [Read more...]
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Luxury Car Marketing: The Bentley Life, as Shown in two Recent Publications
September 10, 2019 By 2 Comments
Automotive Marketing: Bugatti’s Forgotten Prototype and The Case for Bringing it Back
September 5, 2019 By 1 Comment
by Wallace Wyss - At a recent unveiling of a Bugatti special edition at the Quail, of yet another two seater mid-engined car, I saw the crowd was ten deep but I wonder if Bugatti has saturated the market of mega million dollar hypercars. In … [Read more...]
ArtCenter College of Design Looking For One Of A Kind Vehicles That Stand Alone
September 5, 2019 By Leave a Comment
For the ArtCenter College of Design Car Classic on October 20th. by Wallace Wyss - If there is one college that stands above all others in supplying the auto industry, it is ArtCenter College of Design, high on a hill in Pasadena. Each year … [Read more...]
The Next Number One With A Bullet: Jensen Interceptor Convertible
September 3, 2019 By 3 Comments
by Wallace Wyss - OK, I admit it straight off--that headline is a little too gung ho. They are not rising that fast in value. But I do think the Chrysler-powered Jensen Interceptor convertibles have hit bottom and are poised for take off. … [Read more...]
Cars On The Street During Monterey Car Week
September 2, 2019 By 7 Comments
by Mike Gulett - During Monterey Car Week the Monterey Peninsula always has interesting cars driving around or parked on the street or in parking lots. These collector cars are being used for transportation and are not part of an event near by … [Read more...]
Driving Impression: 2019 Cadillac XT4
August 31, 2019 By Leave a Comment
Sampling a Smaller Luxury SUV.... by Wallace Wyss - Because SUVs are so popular, along with pickup trucks, automakers have developed as many categories as they can so now there's one called, in slang, the "Tweener" because it goes below the … [Read more...]
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