My Car Quest

December 24, 2024

Sports Cars and Classic Cars Blog

Are Car Club Memberships Actually Worth the Time and Money?

Have you ever been to one of those locally organized car events within your town or surrounding area? Maybe it’s a small cruise or car show showing off some nice old-school classic cars? Have you been out driving on the highway you’ve spotted a whole … [Read more...]

The Story of a Painting: Porsche 550 Spyder

by Wallace Wyss - In SoCal, blessed by good weather, there are dozens of car events each weekend. As a chronicler of cars of the past, I like to pick one event to go to. Sometimes it is the cars that draw me. Other times it's the setting and … [Read more...]

Film Review: Ferrari

Review by Wallace Wyss - Racing movies are difficult to sell to a big audience. The guys are there to see the wheel to wheel action. The women are there because they usually want to see a love story (the woman behind the man, etc, ). I have to … [Read more...]

The Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe vs The Ferrari 250 GTO

I suspect we all sometimes wonder why certain car models have, over time, become more valuable that others, especially ones we have a connection to. I have, at times, contemplated why the Iso Grifo is more valuable than a Maserati Ghibli or Bora. … [Read more...]

Reminiscing on Old Skool Car Clubs

Text and photos by Wallace Wyss - You can imagine, being a historian, I am always searching for a car event I can go to. But the second that I think like a fine artist I have to pick one where there will likely be a car I wish to paint an oil … [Read more...]

Jack Koobs de Hartog

by Mike Gulett - Jack Koobs de Hartog has died and if you are a fan of Bizzarrini you probably know his name. He was a chronicler of all things Bizzarrini - both the cars and the man. He wrote books about Bizzarrini and shared his vast … [Read more...]