by Wallace Wyss - Sometimes it all depends on a person with a strong mind. In this case, when BMW wanted to make a dream car to honor the old 507 two seater from the Fifties, a BMW executive thought "Why stop at a concept?" And so it was; the … [Read more...]
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A Homage Concept Car Is Respected In and of Itself – The BMW Z8
November 27, 2020 By Leave a Comment
How I Acquired AC Cobra 427 CSX 3129
November 24, 2020 By 14 Comments
Reaching back into the My Car Quest archives to March 2018 I found this interesting story from Bob Wachtel. I love reader stories and photos and I do wish there were more of these. If you have a story about a special car or adventure that you want … [Read more...]
The Malibu Car Show Is Still Going Strong
November 16, 2020 By 1 Comment
At least as of November 15... by Wallace Wyss - I wish I could report from Concorso Italiano, Pebble Beach etc. But no, this is a parking lot report. The New Normal. But the parking lot is in a shopping center in Malibu, with the closest … [Read more...]
Is Bizzarrini Really Making A Comeback?
November 14, 2020 By 8 Comments
by Mike Gulett - Word on the street (really the internet) is that there is a new effort to revive the Bizzarrini automotive brand. Remember Giotto Bizzarrini was the engineer behind the Ferrari 250 GTO - today the most valuable car model in the … [Read more...]
The 1964 Ford GT40: The Auspicious Beginning of a Champion
November 11, 2020 By 1 Comment
Frequent contributor Wallace Wyss wrote to me "Ford has generously posted some pictures on the net of clay models of GT40s so I wanted to write about the trials and tribulations of the first year of the GT40. They show how laughably naive Ford was … [Read more...]
Interesting Collector Cars For Less Than $50,000 USD – Triumph GT6
November 9, 2020 By 2 Comments
by Mike Gulett - I spent part of my childhood in the Los Angeles area in the 1960s. Looking back on those years now I am surprised that I was not exposed more to European sports cars. My experience in those days was limited to American cars: hot … [Read more...]
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