My Car Quest

April 21, 2025

Sports Cars and Classic Cars Blog

The 2024 SCM Pocket Price Guide Has Changed…

...and not for the better... by Mike Gulett - Regular readers of My Car Quest know that I celebrate the new issue of the Sports Car Market Pocket Price Guide around this time every year. But last year under the new Editor-in-Chief, Jeff … [Read more...]

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...]