My Car Quest

October 3, 2024

Sports Cars and Classic Cars Blog

Book Review: The Pininfarina Book

· Book: The Pininfarina Book · Author: Gunther Raupp · Hardcover: 304 pages · Publisher: teNeues Verlag GmbH + Co KG; · Publication Date: (31 May 2015) · Language: Multi-language edition, … [Read more...]

Interesting Collector Cars For Less Than $50k USD-Fiat 850 Spider

by Mike - We have featured several classic cars as examples of cool collector cars that can be had for less than $50,000 USD. Today we are discussing one that is well below the $50,000 number - the Fiat 850 Spider. Fiat 850 … [Read more...]

Unrequited Love: Bizzarrini Spyder

by Wallace Wyss - Way back in the last century, I worked at an ad agency writing ads for Chevys. My superior, Dick Wingersen, owned a Corvette and had it serviced at a place called The Vette Shop. One day Dick tells me “Ya oughta go over to … [Read more...]

The Corvette From Wisconsin (Via Italy)

by Wallace Wyss - Maybe one of the worst things you can do when you are a designer, working in harness for a famous designer, is to develop your own design and premiere it. It’s like saying “I’m better than my boss.” And yet I remember … [Read more...]

The Citroën DS Is A Unique Car

by Mike - The Citroën DS has an aerodynamic, futuristic body style and uses interesting, innovative technology. The Citroën DS set new standards in ride quality, handling, and braking and was the first production car with disc brakes. It has … [Read more...]

The Four Rotor Wankel Chevy Corvette Fib

Wherein our contributing historian is surprised to find a fib still being perpetuated... by Wallace Wyss - History is, well, history. Until it’s bent for nefarious reasons. The Wankel Chevy Corvette is one of those stories. I … [Read more...]