by Mike Gulett - What’s Wimbledon White with Guardsman Blue stripes? It could be a lot of things but the most likely is the 1965 Shelby Mustang GT350. All 562 of the Shelby GT350s made in 1965 were that same color combination with black … [Read more...]
The 1965 Shelby Mustang GT350: Fashion Statement to Street-Legal Race Car
The Bizzarrini GT 5300 – An Icon of the Golden Age of Motoring
by Mike Gulett - The Bizzarrini GT 5300 stands as one of the most captivating and influential GT cars of the 1960s—a car born from ambition, racing heritage, and the spirit of its creator, Giotto Bizzarrini. Produced in low numbers, the GT 5300 … [Read more...]
The 1970 Porsche Tapiro: One That Got Away
From the Archives comes this story of the Porsche Tapiro concept car that followed the Bizzarrini Manta and preceded the Maserati Boomerang, all wedge shaped cars designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro of ItalDesign. These concept cars set the trend for … [Read more...]
The Maserati Boomerang – Preceded by the Bizzarrini Manta
by Wallace Wyss - When Giorgetto Giugiaro cut himself adrift from Ghia Carrozzeria he put himself under a lot of pressure. He had to come up with something dramatic to put in auto shows to get the work flowing in. Fortunately, from his … [Read more...]
Editorial: The Significance (or not) of the Grille
by Wallace Wyss - I just caught an interview of Franz von Holzhausen, Teslas chief designer, on YouTube and he briefly touched on the Model S originally having a grille. I missed the part where he talked about taking it away but I think it was … [Read more...]
My Car Quest Artist Featured in Art Show
by Mike Gulett - Wallace Wyss, a frequent My Car Quest contributor with both words and art, reports three of his car paintings are now displayed at the Redlands Art Association gallery, for two weeks. Selected from over 100 works, Wyss … [Read more...]
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