by Wallace Wyss - A new team is intent on visualizing the drama of long distance racing in a new movie about Texas chicken-farmer-turned-race-driver Carroll Shelby. The Texan failed in raising chickens in the early '50s and took up sports … [Read more...]
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Bella Iso Rivolta – 2018
July 2, 2018 By 12 Comments
by Don Meluzio - The Iso Millenium Committee of the Italian City of Bresso recently had its third gathering of Isoisti in the last five years. The Committee celebrates the cars of Renzo Rivolta and his son Piero. For those of you that … [Read more...]
Rodeo Drive Concours d’Elegance In Beverly Hills
June 27, 2018 By 1 Comment
Father’s Day Concours in Beverly Hills Text by Wallace Wyss - Photos by Richard Bartholomew - So It’s father’s day in Beverly Hills and while they call it a concours I would say the rules are a little, uh, relaxed compared to most … [Read more...]
A Ferrari 250 GTO To Roll Across The Block In Monterey
June 25, 2018 By 5 Comments
by Wallace Wyss - At last, at Monterey this year, the old question posed by Ferrari collectors since the late '60s will be answered: What’s worth more-- a series I 250GTO with its fastback roof, or a series II with the all new body shape … [Read more...]
A Bit Of History – This Rolls Royce
June 22, 2018 By 8 Comments
An Old Roller has a surprising connection.... by Wallace Wyss - Being simultaneously a WW II buff and a Roll Royce buff, I was pleased to read the note on the ’33 Phantom I saw at the Beverly Hills Father’s Day concours. Many cars had … [Read more...]
The San Marino Motor Classic – June 2018
June 18, 2018 By 2 Comments
Great setting, classy show Text by Wallace Wyss - Photos by Richard Bartholomew - For those who haven’t heard of it, San Marino is a little suburb of Pasadena, a sort of Beverly Hills-ish type of place with cute houses, … [Read more...]
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