by Wallace Wyss - The Porsche family were Austrians. They were doing pretty well developing race cars in the early ‘50s, especially the mid-engined Porsche 550 Spyder, but it bothered them that a fellow Austrian, Carlo Abarth, working in Italy, … [Read more...]
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Jack Thompson ’27 Ford Model T Roadster Sold (Shirt Not Included)
December 20, 2018 By Leave a Comment
1962 El Tiburon Roadster (The Shark) – A Fiberglass Classic
December 19, 2018 By 16 Comments
by Mike - Industrial designer Henry Covington of St. Petersburg, Florida set out in the early 1960s to build a car based on the aerodynamic principles of Dr. Augustus Raspet, a noted aerodynamics expert. The result was the 1962 El Tiburon … [Read more...]
Porsche 356 Zagato Carrera Speedster
December 16, 2018 By 3 Comments
by Mike - There is a rare Porsche for sale on Bring a Trailer, where they write, "This is the sixth of nine Carrera Speedsters built by Zagato in 2015 and 2016 using Porsche 356 donor cars." Wallace Wyss wrote here on My Car Quest about … [Read more...]
Design Analysis: 2020 Toyota Supra
December 15, 2018 By 7 Comments
Toyota will do the coupe while BMW does the roadster. by Wallace Wyss - It’s a little risky talking about a car that is so far off but pictures of the new Supra are leaking out. The big news is that this is a car made in combination with … [Read more...]
AMA Supercross Championship – Motorcycle Racing
December 13, 2018 By Leave a Comment
by Mike - What is Supercross you ask? Well it is an interesting version of motorcycle racing and may have ultimately evolved from the even crazier Board Track Racing. Both versions take place in an enclosed stadium where easy spectator … [Read more...]
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