My Car Quest

May 5, 2026

Sports Cars and Classic Cars Blog

The Stout Scarab – The First Minivan

by Mike -  Minivans are not normally the subject of My Car Quest but for the Stout Scarab I am making an exception. The Stout Scarab incorporated design features found in airplanes because the creator, William Stout, had been an aircraft … [Read more...]

Fleet Week Coronado Speed Festival (“The Race at the Base”)

by Wallace Wyss - Photos by Richard Bartholomew. There is a tradition in San Diego, to have a vintage car race weekend at the Coronado Naval Air Station on North Island on Coronado Island. It’s rather fitting—you have young men in the Navy … [Read more...]

Franco Scaglione: King Of The Alfa Romeo BATs

by Wallace Wyss - There are unsung heroes in every field. Writing about rare cars for my Incredible Barn Finds books (Enthusiast Books, Hudson WI) I keep running across the name Franco Scaglione. I finally began researching him and … [Read more...]

An Open Letter To Tom Wolfe

Cruisin…Kalifornia style by Wallace Wyss - Hey, Tom, remember when we had that conversation, what, back half a century ago? Oh, for those who don’t know who Tom is, many years ago, maybe 50, Tom Wolfe, an erudite New York City writer … [Read more...]

Cars On The Streets During Monterey Car Week

by Mike - There are always many cool cars on the streets of Carmel and Monterey during Monterey Car Week. It is a lot fun to see what people are driving around or what is parked on the streets. Here are some of my photos - there were many more … [Read more...]

The Bentley Continental SC Is A Future Collector Car

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