My Car Quest

March 3, 2025

Sports Cars and Classic Cars Blog

The Ex-Steve McQueen, Le Mans Movie Hero Car is Up for Auction

This 1969 Porsche 917K, now owned by Jerry Seinfeld, is being auctioned by Mecum Auctions at their Kissimmee 2025 auction on January 18. by Mike Gulett - Mecum seems to have a way of landing some of the most fascinating cars for their … [Read more...]

The Four Rotor Wankel Chevy Corvette Fib

Wherein our contributing historian is surprised to find a fib still being perpetuated... This article was originally published in March 2017 and is still fascinating today. Mike Gulett, Editor by Wallace Wyss - History is, well, … [Read more...]

Design Critique: The Bizzarrini GT5300 Strada

The author, Wallace Wyss, tells me he used to think "What good are Bob Cumberford's design critiques on cars made decades ago if it's too late for the automaker to change the design?" Then he had an epiphany of sorts and realized that people want to … [Read more...]

A Life Following Carroll Shelby – Interview With Wallace Wyss

Most of us Ford fans have a shelf full of books on Shelbys and Cobras, but rarely do we hear how these books came about, what actually inspired them to be written in the first place. In this case, we were able to hear straight from the horse’s … [Read more...]

Editorial: The Fire Next Time

by Wallace Wyss - As I write this once again Malibu is burning. I find from knowing residents there, it is a stimulating place what with the sea and mountains and show biz folks but it is prone to fires when the Santa Ana winds--with gusts up … [Read more...]

How To Treat A Barn Find – A Jaguar XK140 FHC-SE

Now this is a real Jaguar... by Mike Gulett - Geoffrey Horton has had a lot of experience around some serious cars. As the nephew of George Tilp he had access to Ferrari race cars and the people who worked on them and drove them. It is no … [Read more...]