My Car Quest

April 3, 2025

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...]

Does Tesla Need a New CEO?

by Mike Gulett - Is it time for Elon Musk to step down as Tesla CEO? It seems his significant time spent on politics and now his US governmental duties are interfering with his Tesla duties. His political opinions, that have come more … [Read more...]

The 1967 Ford Mach I Mustang: Where Racing Influenced The Breed

Even If Only The Prototype... by Wallace Wyss - Even though in 1967 Ford had a good deal of irons in the fire with the ol’ Snakemeister, Carroll Shelby, the existence of this car without a hint of involvement by Shelby is proof to me that … [Read more...]

The Scaglietti Ferrari With The Very Special Fins

by Mike Gulett - In the photos of the Rossellini Ferrari designed by Scaglietti I noticed fins that reminded me of another Ferrari also designed by Scaglietti. Here are my photos from the Carmel on the Avenue event in August 2013 in Carmel, … [Read more...]

Appreciating The Classic Karmann Ghia

by Wallace Wyss - Of all the cars I’ve owned, which includes two Mercedes 300SL Gullwings, a Ferrari GTC/4, a Ferrari 308GTS, etc... the one I miss most is the 1971 Karmann Ghia convertible. Why? Because it was dirt cheap to run, and it had … [Read more...]