My Car Quest

November 14, 2024

Sports Cars and Classic Cars Blog

A Million-Dollar Fraud With Porsche Race Cars

by Martin Schröder - This was the German Press Agency report of December 8, 2020: "After two years of investigation, the Aachen (city at the German-Belgian border) public prosecutor's office has filed charges against three gentlemen for … [Read more...]

Ferrari 250LM Artist’s History

by Wallace Wyss - A lot of the cars I paint in oil on canvas I only have a scant memory of but some I've seen in person. When I first moved to California to stay (having worked the summer of '65 for Motor Trend) in 1970 I started attending … [Read more...]

The Benedict Castle Car Show

by Wallace Wyss - I won't call the Benedict Castle Concours Car Show a concours--too many cars are modified. But it's not a hot rod show either--there were some million dollar classics there--my favorite a custom bodied prewar Bugatti from … [Read more...]

The Case of the Custom Carrera

A 356 with a colorful history including a bank robber and a Hollywood Kustomizer. by Wallace Wyss - I used to drop into Hollywood customizer Dean Jeffries’ shop whenever I passed by, on that road that paralleled the Hollywood freeway in … [Read more...]

The Dream Of Designing And Building A Special Car Becomes A Reality – Part 2

As promised here is Part Two from the My Car Quest Wayback Machine, from July 2014. Part One was posted yesterday and is available at this link. Mike Gulett, Editor by Raffi Minasian The Los Angeles Auto Expo in 1982 We proposed to … [Read more...]

The Dream Of Designing And Building A Special Car Becomes A Reality – Part 1

Reaching deep into the My Car Quest Wayback Machine, from July 2014, I found this fascinating story about a man that really did design and build his own car. I know many car lovers have this dream but so few actually do it. The Comments are worth … [Read more...]