The Appeal of the Flat Deck ‘Bird Convertible. by Wallace Wyss - Now one would think for a guy who can throw into conversation things like Zagato Carrozzeria and Thupp and Maberly that I am all about furrin’ cars and furrin’ cars only. … [Read more...]
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Ghia Serenissima Agena: Missing In Action? (Not Anymore)
January 24, 2019 By 7 Comments
Three years ago yesterday I published this story from Wallace Wyss about an Italian GT one-off designed by American Tom Tjaarda. Now Wallace is happy to report the car has been found and is coming up for auction at the Artcurial auction on February 8 … [Read more...]
The Iso Lele – The Last Iso GT
January 21, 2019 By 10 Comments
This year is the 50th anniversary of the introduction of the Iso Lele - the last car designed by Iso. A version of this article was first published in September 2015. by Mike - The Iso Lele was the replacement for the aging Rivolta GT … [Read more...]
French Cars In America
January 18, 2019 By 3 Comments
This would have been posted yesterday if not for a major storm in California that hit with high winds blowing down fences and trees accompanied by a lot of rain - my power was off for about six hours - Mike Op Ed: Let’s declare all is … [Read more...]
Focus On An Artist: Larry Fuentes, Mendocino, CA
January 15, 2019 By 5 Comments
by Wallace Wyss - So I’m in Mendocino, a little village on the West Coast about 3 hours drive North of San Francisco and I go into a bar, one of those old western bars that should have a swinging gates to enter, and I see this guy arrive in … [Read more...]
The Italian Mustang – The Qvale Mangusta
January 14, 2019 By 3 Comments
Some great names involved but the product was drek… by Wallace Wyss - It seemed like old times. Here you had Kjell Qvale, a successful car dealer in San Francisco, and here he had Alejandro de Tomaso, a successful car builder in Italy. A … [Read more...]
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