My Car Quest

January 23, 2025

Death of a Dream Car

by Wallace Wyss - You aren't supposed to buy them of course. When car companies make concept cars (they used to call them "dream cars") they often don't bother to put in seat belts or air bags or emergency braking etc. because after all it's only … [Read more...]

The Pebble Beach Way

by Wallace Wyss - When Pebble Beach announced that an unrestored car had taken first place at their vaunted concours (1934 Bugatti Type 59 Sports shown by Fritz Burkard of The Pearl Collection), I am sure half a dozen car restorers in the crowd … [Read more...]

The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering – 2024

by Mike Gulett - I have been to The Quail several times before and it seems that every year is better than the last. This year I displayed our 2005 Aston Martin V12 Vanquish S in The Evolution of the Supercar Class. It was a great class with many … [Read more...]

The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering – A Fashionable Event

by Desiree Gillingham - Mike Gulett, was juried into The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering event of Monterey Car Week - 2024, in the “Evolution of the Supercar” class with his Aston Martin V12 Vanquish S. He very kindly offered me the … [Read more...]

The New Carmel Concours

by Mike Gulett - By looking at the crowd size on Tuesday I could tell that people really missed the Concours-on-the-Avenue, which used to be held in downtown Carmel every Tuesday of Monterey Car Week. That is until the founder, Doug Freedman, … [Read more...]

Monterey Car Week – The Map and Other Details

by Mike Gulett - If you are planning to attend Monterey Car Week it is important to have a plan because it is not possible to go to every event. Things are spread out over a rather large area separated by traffic jams. The experts who get … [Read more...]