My Car Quest

September 21, 2024

Sports Cars and Classic Cars Blog

Book Review: The Cars of Harley Earl

Review by Wallace Wyss - Title: The Cars of Harley Earl Author: David W. Temple Publisher: Car Tech Format: Hardbound, 192 pages Price: $42.95 Available at Amazon Here - this is an affiliate link. It is almost incomprehensible to … [Read more...]

Route 66: The American Dream on Four Wheels

by Wallace Wyss - I heard about it only minutes before sunset but I think I captured on film The American Dream, Mexican American Style. The occasion was the Route 66 Cruisin; Reunion in Ontario, California about an hour's drive from … [Read more...]

How a Ford Engineer Ended Up With the Dream Car He Dreamed Up

by Wallace Wyss - Now you got to believe there are car enthusiasts employed by automakers. They are not all bean counters...So one of them is Chris Theodore, ex-product development head for Ford. He actually worked for several Detroit automakers … [Read more...]

The Ford Thunderbird Italien From 1963

by Mike Gulett - One of the interesting benefits of attending car shows is when you come across a unique one-of-a-kind car that you likely will not see again. That is what happened when I went to the Hillsborough Concours d'Elegance this past … [Read more...]

Editorial: The Road Not Taken

by Wallace Wyss - I think it's the title of a Robert Frost poem about someone in the woods on a trail. The trail divides and he takes one path but then considers what would have happened if he took the alternative route. What made me think … [Read more...]

Swap Meet For Porsche 356’s A Success

Text and photos by Wallace Wyss - If there is one event every Porsche fan wanted to see come back after the plague year it was the Swap Meet at this German themed club in Anaheim, California. Though the event is sponsored by the 356 … [Read more...]