My Car Quest

January 15, 2025

Are Rat Rods The Dadaists Of The New Century?

As Monterey Car Week approaches most of our thoughts are about cars, maybe even ones we want to buy, sell or build. This article shows us what Wallace Wyss was thinking about the week before Car Week in 2018. This is quite different than the … [Read more...]

Jaguar XKE – Found Without Even Looking

by Buzz Lynn - This 1963 Jaguar XKE (J63-887530) was purchased new by Mr. Stanly Lynn in February 1963 from Al Pernett Imported Cars in Riverside, California. Mr. Lynn sold the car in 1988, having covered just 26,000 miles, some of which included … [Read more...]

Book Review: Desire & Design

Title: Desire & Design Author: Keith Helfet Publisher: Porter Press Binding: Hard cover Pages: 138 Price: $52 - here. Review by Wallace Wyss - There are many books on car design but this one is a new approach--one designer's … [Read more...]

Lance Reventlow The Hollywood Racer

Versions of this article were originally published in 2011 and in 2015. You should read the Comments as an integral part of this article because some of the commentators have first hand experience with the subject matter. From the My Car Quest … [Read more...]

Book Review: Apollo GT, The American Ferrari

Title: Apollo GT, The American Ferrari Author: Robb Northrop Price: $99.95 (includes shipping in the USA and $139.95 includes international shipping) - order at this link Length: 138 pages Binding: hardbound Publisher: AutoCopy Publishing ISBN: … [Read more...]

Bizzarrini GT 5300, Ferrari 250 GTO, Piero Drogo and Ulf Norinder

by Mike Gulett - From deep in the archives of the My Car Quest Wayback Machine from 2016 comes this interesting story of a Ferrari 250 GTO along with the original comments. Bizzarrini cars were featured as a class at the Pebble Beach … [Read more...]