by Wallace Wyss - There are financial pundits who predict which stock will go up and which will go down. But in the old car field, it’s a shakier proposition. For instance, the featuring of a car in a movie can make a car be more popular (the … [Read more...]
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Geronimo’s Cadillac
October 13, 2016 By 6 Comments
by Mike - We do not expect to see a 19th century American Indian warrior dressed up in a top hat and vest sitting behind the wheel of a luxury car. Yet here is the Apache warrior Geronimo in just such a pose. The photograph below was staged … [Read more...]
Board Track Racing – What A Crazy Idea
October 11, 2016 By 1 Comment
by Mike - Danger! Danger! Danger! That is certainly what you get when you race fast motorcycles around an oval, banked track made of wood with spectators sitting at the top of the track where they were easy targets for an out of control racer. … [Read more...]
Portrait Of A ’64 Ford GT40
October 7, 2016 By 1 Comment
Oh, they showed one at Pebble Beach. But…. by Wallace Wyss - So there I was, at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance this past August, looking forward to seeing the Ford GT40s because I knew Ford was going to great effort to have one … [Read more...]
A Sad Tale In Barn Finding
October 6, 2016 By 4 Comments
by Wallace Wyss - In writing my Incredible Barn Finds series of books (Enthusiast Books, Hudson WI), I come across a lot of happy stories—a guy who finds a potential million dollar car for peanuts. But sometimes it’s a very sad story, … [Read more...]
Rare Birds At The Monterey Auctions
October 5, 2016 By 9 Comments
by Mike - Like bird watchers searching for a glimpse of a rare bird-of-paradise car lovers always seek out the rare and exotic when we go to events like Monterey Car Week. This past August we were rewarded handsomely with three Iso Grifos, … [Read more...]
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