by Wallace Wyss - When Harley Earl was GM VP in charge of Styling (later a word replaced by "Design" as "styling" sounded too frivolous) in the Fifties, it seems he had an obsession for testing the limits of how each brand was regarded by the … [Read more...]
Book Review: Holman & Moody The Legendary Race Team
November 15, 2021 By 1 Comment
Review by Wallace Wyss - Title: Holman & Moody The Legendary Race Team Publisher: Octane Press (Motorbooks; 1st edition January 5, 2003) Authors: Tom Cotter & Al Pierce Language: English Hardcover: 248 pages ISBN-10: 0760308756 ISBN-13: … [Read more...]
A Day In The Life
November 13, 2021 By 11 Comments
How a Cobra is the raison d'etre for a famous Beatles song. by Wallace Wyss - I don't have Sirius radio, but whenever I have a test car that does, I tune to the Beatles Channel, where they have experts that go into each of the Beatles … [Read more...]
The Kindness of Strangers
November 8, 2021 By 5 Comments
by Mike Gulett - Those of us who drive old cars that have carburetors and no computers occasionally must depend on the kindness of strangers when we break down for some unanticipated reason. This has happened to me a few times with the most … [Read more...]
Editorial: On Observing the Phenomenon of Elon Musk
November 6, 2021 By 6 Comments
by Wallace Wyss - Mea Culpa. I think that's Latin for "I'm guilty." And I am, of the sin of not recognizing a sea change in the auto industry that took place right in front of me. On my watch as it were. I've always been an internal combustion … [Read more...]
Editorial: When Close is Good Enough
November 3, 2021 By 2 Comments
by Wallace Wyss - I went out to the racetrack the other day (not the horsetrack but the car racetrack) because the Cobra Owners of Los Angeles were going to have a go at the track and I hoped to photograph lots of Cobras. But when I was … [Read more...]
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