by Wallace Wyss - Ya wonder, back when Shelby got Ford bankrolling him to make the Cobra a production car, if Chevy was worried. They had their Corvette in production since 1953 and still weren’t making any money on it. All they needed was some … [Read more...]
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Editorial: Ferrari SP3JC Custom – Looks Like A Corvette?
May 15, 2019 By 5 Comments
by Wallace Wyss - Say it aint’ so, Joe. I look at this picture of the latest one-off Ferrari, the SP3JC (sounds like the type number of an industrial drill) and damn if it doesn’t look like a Corvette. Not even a new Corvette, just … [Read more...]
The First Shelby Cobra
May 14, 2019 By 3 Comments
Yes, Shelby’s family sold it. by Wallace Wyss - I suppose a lot of inventors sell the first of something they create but you gotta hand it to Carroll Shelby, he hung onto that first Cobra through thick and thin. Did Henry Ford keep the … [Read more...]
Monterey Car Week Events For 2019
May 12, 2019 By Leave a Comment
by Wallace Wyss - Pebble Beach was kind enough to send us their CALENDAR AT-A-GLANCE which includes some other events taking place on the Monterey Peninsula as well. The notes in parenthesis are added by myself to explain the nature of the event. … [Read more...]
“Ferrari vs.Ford” Promised Theme of Wyss Art at Concorso
May 11, 2019 By Leave a Comment
by Mike Gulett - Frequent My Car Quest contributor Wallace Wyss has announced that, at his Art & Books booth at Concorso Italiano August 19th in Seaside, just North of Monterey, he has chosen the theme of "Ferrari vs. Ford." Each … [Read more...]
Giotto Bizzarrini: The Great Engineer
May 10, 2019 By 4 Comments
by Phillip Bingham - He was fired by Enzo Ferrari for his role in a failed ‘Palace Revolt’, fought back by trying to out-do Ferraris on road and track, briefly produced cars under his own name before being swindled into bankruptcy, and ended his … [Read more...]
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