by Mike Gulett - A Bold Vision in a Bold Era... In the innovation and excess of the American automobile industry of the late 1920s and 1930s, few car company names are remembered as well as Cord (even though the company was not around … [Read more...]
Alfa Romeo Tipo 33 Stradale
March 27, 2026 By 7 Comments
by Mike Gulett - In 1984 I bought a "new" Alfa Romeo Spider Veloce in San Jose, California. New is in quotes because it was a demo car that was also driven by Alfa Romeo sales people - yes there were Alfa Romeo dealers in the US in 1984. It had 10k … [Read more...]
A Note from Peter Brock
March 24, 2026 By 6 Comments
Hello Mike…Peter Brock here, Many thanks for your really well-done piece on the ’63 Corvette Sting Ray on My Car Quest on 3-21-26. As you so well wrote, it was a rather long complicated process to finally get the car into production. Had it not … [Read more...]
In 1963 The Corvette Sting Ray Mesmerized Me
March 21, 2026 By 8 Comments
by Mike Gulett - In 1963 I was 11 years old and living in South Gate, California a suburb of Los Angeles. I read every car magazine I could buy or borrow and I paid attention to the cars on the streets. One day some friends and I were riding our … [Read more...]
The Corvette Grand Sport
March 12, 2026 By 3 Comments
by Mike Gulett - One of the most interesting chapters in Chevrolet Corvette history is the brief story of the Corvette Grand Sport—a project driven by Zora Arkus-Duntov and his determination to beat the best sports cars in the world at racing. In … [Read more...]
Are Modern Cars Just a Little Too Perfect?
March 4, 2026 By 9 Comments
by Mike Gulett - I recently acquired my first electric car, a new Lucid Air Pure, and I am pleased with the experience so far. It has changed my daily driving routine. I do not need to manually unlock the doors because they do so as I approach with … [Read more...]
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