My Car Quest

October 30, 2026

Sports Cars and Classic Cars Blog

The Italian Mustang – The Qvale Mangusta

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...]

Event Report: The Petersen Shelby Show

by Wallace Wyss - At the Shelby tribute on January 5 and 6, 2019 at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles (hampered mightily on cruise-in day by an overnight rain), one question was answered definitively, that question being: Will the … [Read more...]

“Distressed” Is In…This Cobra Is In

A 427 Cobra that is shown with all its barn find patina... by Wallace Wyss - I am currently developing some clothing that consists of weathered looking, i.e., “distressed” jackets. Maybe the best customer will be a guy with … [Read more...]

Porsche Claims Ownership Of One Of My Images

by Mike - Sometimes it is a pain to be on the leading edge of the digital evolution. Porsche claims, “to be the owner or licensee of related intellectual property” (referring to the image shown here) which is an outrageous claim. It seems that … [Read more...]

Twilight Zone of the Automobile

Submitted for your perusal: Two Scenes of Tomorrow Text and images by Richard Bartholomew - Scene one Autos are all self driven, all completely safe, the mandate of the year 20xx made all 'antique' cars illegal. Most cars have become … [Read more...]

Happy New Year! – 2018 My Car Quest Highlights Video

by Mike – Below is a 5:51 minute video of the highlights of My Car Quest for 2018 in photos. There were 128 posts in 2018, if you missed any they are all still here in the Archives. I hope you enjoy this video and will continue to read My Car … [Read more...]