My Car Quest

September 28, 2024

Sports Cars and Classic Cars Blog

The Collector Car Book, “The Key – Top of the Classic World”, Is Available Now

by Mike Gulett - This annual Classic Car Trust publication is a crucial instrument in the mission to promote the heritage, joy, and preservation of classic cars. This year again, Antonio Ghini is editor-in-chief of "The Key - Top of the Classic … [Read more...]

Pebble Beach Announces Speakers For The Classic Car Forum During Monterey Car Week

by Wallace Wyss - A few years ago I thought “the judges at Pebble Beach are the world’s greatest old car experts but there’s no time to ask them their opinions because they are too busy judging.” But then Pebble Beach thought up the Pebble … [Read more...]

Forgotten Design Trends: The Dual Cowl Phaeton

by Wallace Wyss - I think it’s a neglected configuration. Which should, I say, be brought back, if only to have more cards in our deck so to speak. I mean it’s so American to have parades with beautiful girls sitting on the convertible top … [Read more...]

Art: Artwork Focusing Just On Details

Text and art by Wallace Wyss - In over 100 car paintings made since 2009, I always showed the whole car to capture its "statement" so to speak. Its stance, its raison d'etre defined by the form. But in the back of my mind, I thought … [Read more...]

Hot Rods Go Streamline Moderne

by Wallace Wyss - Photographs by Richard Bartholomew - Rick Dore is taking custom cars way beyond where they have ever gone before. Unusual among rod shops they custom design the car for the customer if need be. Dore’s fortunes changed … [Read more...]

Event Report: Rodeo Drive Concours d’Elegance in Beverly Hills – June 16, 2019

by Wallace Wyss - Photographs by Richard Bartholomew - I have to say that any tourist who lands in Beverly Hills for the first time, the father’s day car show is what you expect to see in Beverly Hills every day except it's multiplied by … [Read more...]