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
February 27, 2025 By 6 Comments
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...]
Chrysler Ghia GS-1 – Great Teamwork To Create A Beautiful “Idea Car”
February 24, 2025 By 2 Comments
by Mike Gulett - In the early 1950s Virgil Exner was hired by Chrysler to update the Chrysler design image which was a little stodgy at the time and obvious to all. Exner developed a relationship with Ghia that lasted for 15 years, resulting … [Read more...]
Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds
February 20, 2025 By 9 Comments
by Mike Gulett - I thought it would be a good time to republish this interesting observation of human behavior (first published here on February 10, 2014 and originally to the world in 1841). This applies to collectors of things, … [Read more...]
This Ferrari 250 LM Was the Last Ferrari To Win at Le Mans Until Recently
February 17, 2025 By 1 Comment
by Mike Gulett - This Ferrari 250 LM could very well be the most valuable Ferrari that is not a 250 GTO. It sold in February 2025 at the RM Sotheby’s auction in Paris for €34,880,000 EUR (approximately $36,600,000 USD). It was offered from the … [Read more...]
The Neri & Bonacini Nembo GT – A Small Scale Miura
February 13, 2025 By Leave a Comment
Written and translated from Italian by Giacomo Arosio 1966 was a very important year in the italian sports car scene. The new Lamborghini Miura represented a true revolution and it shook up the technical principles of the time. The engine was … [Read more...]
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