by Mike Gulett - The DeLorean DMC-12 is fairly rare but the gold plated version is extremely rare. There were only 2 made by DeLorean to promote the American Express Gold Card in 1980 with a third one being made from spare gold plated panels. … [Read more...]
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Book Review: Tom Tjaarda, Master of Proportion
September 8, 2021 By 8 Comments
Book review by Wallace Wyss - Tom Tjaarda, Master of Proportion by Gautam Sen ISBN 978-1-85443-313-8 Dalton Watson, 2021 473 Pages, 825 images $150 plus shipping Tom Tjaarda: Master of Proportions from Amazon Car books … [Read more...]
Charles Agapiou: Shelby’s English Mechanic
September 2, 2021 By 3 Comments
by Wallace Wyss - During 40 plus years of occasionally writing a book on Shelby and crew, the most colorful figure I met was Charlie Agapiou (pronounced AGA -POO). He speaks with a cockney accent worse than Michael Caine in Alfie. He is now … [Read more...]
This Devin “D” Is Powered by Porsche
August 31, 2021 By 1 Comment
by Mike Gulett - I saw this beautiful 1962 Devin "D" Porsche at the Carmel Concours on the Avenue in August 2021. The sign on the car said this is a rare factory built version originally delivered to King Motor Company in Southern California with … [Read more...]
San Marino Perks Up Concours by Instituting a Japanese Car Class
August 30, 2021 By 1 Comment
Text by Wallace Wyss and photos by Richard Bartholomew - The San Marino Motor Classic, which has been a tradition in this posh suburb of Pasadena for decades, should be congratulated on changing the face of concours if ever so slightly by … [Read more...]
Editorial: What Do We Expect to See at a Concours?
August 26, 2021 By 6 Comments
by Wallace Wyss - I covered two concours back to back one week apart--Pebble Beach about 120 miles south of San Francisco and San Marino, about 350 miles to the south of Pebble Beach, both in California. What struck me was that San … [Read more...]
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