My Car Quest

February 25, 2025

Racecar Blog

A Beautiful And Rare Racecar -The Maserati Tipo 151

by Mike -  These black and white photos were sent to me by My Car Quest reader A.A. (Tony) Olissoff in New Zealand. These pictures are of Maserati Tipo 151/004 and Tony believes they are at Le Mans in 1964. The Maserati Tipo 151 was a … [Read more...]

The RM Scottsdale Auction: Some Surprising Cars

by Wallace Wyss Arizona in winter is a great place. Balmy, blue sky. Clean air. Incredible sunsets. It all puts a spring in your step. Especially when there’s lots of great cars for sale. I went to three of the auctions (couldn’t get in the … [Read more...]

The Lamborghini Miura vs The Ferrari 275 GTB/4

by Raffi Minasian Car collecting takes up a lot of space. But sometimes, just one car is enough to frame your passion. Two of my favorites (either of which I would be delighted to singularly own) are the Lamborghini Miura and the Ferrari 275 … [Read more...]

Art Center Show Focuses On The Entertainment Industry

by Wallace Wyss When is a concours not a concours? Well, the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California had its annual concours Oct. 27th and it was well attended, with over 2,500 people coming to see classic postwar cars and a few cars … [Read more...]

Random Memories Of Mike Hailwood And His Iso Grifo In South Africa

by Andre Loubser Firstly a somewhat circuitous route as to how I became involved with Mike Hailwood. In 1962, aged 22, I left Cape Town to join the export/sales division of the Porsche factory. A year later, much to my surprise, I was asked to … [Read more...]

A New Book About Porsche Is A Pleasant Surprise

Book Review by Wallace Wyss - "Porsche Unexpected: Discoveries in Collecting" by Randy Leffingwell, Cameron Ingram and Michael Furman This book surprised me, and, as an author who has read many books, and written a few, I am usually not … [Read more...]