My Car Quest

March 28, 2024

The Benedict Castle Car Show

by Wallace Wyss - I won't call the Benedict Castle Concours Car Show a concours--too many cars are modified. But it's not a hot rod show either--there were some million dollar classics there--my favorite a custom bodied prewar Bugatti from … [Read more...]

Alfa Romeo at the 2023 Carlisle Import & Performance Nationals

by Derek Meluzio - Everybody likes a good comeback story. Who doesn't like to see the underdog or little guy fight his or her way back to the top? Rocky, The Hoosiers, Rudy, those are all names that come to mind when you think of a great comeback … [Read more...]

Is This Spohn Convertible The Ugliest Car Anywhere?

by Mike Gulett - From the My Car Quest archives (or the Wayback Machine if you prefer) comes this story originally from March 2013 about a very unusual car. When this was first published it generated some controversy as you can see from the … [Read more...]

How Trustworthy Are Classic Car Auction Companies?

by Mike Gulett - There was a time when there was a classic car auction season. In the US there are the major auctions events in Arizona, Amelia Island and Monterey that get a lot of attention (plus the many excellent events in Europe). But now … [Read more...]

A Unique Car Show Just For British Cars

Scheduled for Los Angeles April 23, 2023... by Wallace Wyss - Now mostly yours truly goes to concours d'elegance where the cars are grouped by make and only right and proper restored apply and judges go about, brows furrowed, fretting … [Read more...]

Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este is Coming Soon

by Wallace Wyss - One of the grandest concours in all the world has announced their schedule. What makes it grand is not only the cars, which include many one-off Italian cars, but the setting of the wonderful Lake Como (yes the place George … [Read more...]