The author 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 what made … [Read more...]
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The Malibu Event Persists
December 17, 2020 By 3 Comments
Text and photos by Wallace Wyss - I tried to figure out, for the last thirty weeks or so why the impromptu Cars & Coffee (Malibu Car Show) at Malibu Village persists. We are in a pandemic after all. But almost everybody wears masks. … [Read more...]
Chevrolet El Camino and Ford Ranchero – What’s In A Name?
December 15, 2020 By 5 Comments
by Mike Gulett - Who needs a sports car like vehicle with a pick-up bed in the back? It turns out a lot of people who bought the Chevrolet El Camino and fewer who bought the Ford Ranchero thought that is exactly what they needed, or … [Read more...]
The Bizzarrini P538 – An Unfulfilled Potential
December 13, 2020 By 13 Comments
by Mike Gulett - The Bizzarrini P538 is a mid-engine topless race car with a tubular or rectangular steel chassis covered by a fiberglass body. This is a stunning car in person, however, it did not have a successful race career. It is believed to … [Read more...]
Newly Restored Bizzarrini GT 5300 Appears in Malibu
December 11, 2020 By 1 Comment
by Wallace Wyss - If you were up at the crack of dawn in Malibu the first Sunday of December you saw a sight for sore eyes--a freshly restored Bizzarrini GT5300 Strada. It was sold in France where it has spent most all of its life until being … [Read more...]
De Tomaso Mangusta: Rare Birds No. 3
December 10, 2020 By 3 Comments
by Mike Gulett - Below is a short video featuring a rare car that most of us do not see everyday or Rare Birds as I call them. The De Tomaso Mangusta is a mid-engine Ford powered beast that was based on the De Tomaso Vallelunga chassis. … [Read more...]
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