My Car Quest

January 24, 2025

Sports Cars and Classic Cars Blog

Maxie’s One Goof: The Porsche Type 540 America Roadster

Reaching into the My Car Quest Wayback Machine I came up with this interesting story from February 2017. I hope you all enjoy it again, or for the first time Mike Gulett, Editor. by Wallace Wyss - He’s gone now, but I have the … [Read more...]

A Jaguar XJ-SC at Auction

by Wallace Wyss - Granted, convertibles have their adherents but what do you call it when you go half way? Still have a solid bit of metal over your head? And not have to worry if the top motor won’t erect (or retract) the ragtop. I don’t know … [Read more...]

The Grand National Roadster Show

The Grand National Roadster Show, held in Pomona, CA, is now in its 73rd year. Previously known as the Oakland Roadster Show, it is the longest running indoor car show in the world. Text and Photos by Wallace Wyss - I grew up in Michigan and I … [Read more...]

A Mercedes 300SL Gullwing at Auction

by Wallace Wyss - If there is any postwar German car that signaled the rise of the German sport car it is the Mercedes 300SL "gullwing" called that because with its upward rising doors it looked like a seagull ready to take flight. It came about … [Read more...]

My Discussion With an AI Computer About Electric Cars, Gas Cars and Classic Cars

by Mike Gulett - Artificial Intelligence has been in the news a lot lately and one reason is the new application called ChatGPT created by OpenAI based in San Francisco. ChatGPT was released late last year and has been made available for free, at … [Read more...]

Editorial: A Matter of Pedigree

by Wallace Wyss - It is oh-so-fashionable nowadays to do a DNA search to see if you have any relatives you didn't know about. My own niece did it and discovered she had a half sister. Well, cars have DNA too. Sort of. So when I saw this … [Read more...]