My Car Quest

April 25, 2024

Two Aston Martin Shooting Brakes For Auction In Monterey

by Mike Gulett - For years I have liked shooting brakes, even before I knew what a shooting brake was, maybe because as a kid I spent a lot of time in the back seat of American made station wagons, like the Mercury Colony Park. We had dogs so … [Read more...]

More Dirt Pretending To Be Patina

by Mike - I don't mean to pick on Gooding but they seem to love the dirt as patina and rust as an asset sales method more than most of the other auction companies. It is easy to find an example in nearly all of their auctions. 1965 Aston … [Read more...]

The Hillsborough Concours d’Elegance – What A Day!

by Mike - The Hillsborough Concours d'Elegance has turned into the best Concours in the San Francisco Bay Area. A few years ago it moved to an outstanding location at the Crystal Springs Golf Course immediately off of a major freeway, Interstate … [Read more...]

Amelia Island Concours D’Elegance Photos

by Mike Gulett– It was a long but great day at the Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance. One observation is that they do not seem to be as well organized as similar events in California. They made a few hundred people, including me, wait for 45 … [Read more...]

Classic Car Selling Schemes And Scams

by Mike - We have read on My Car Quest recently about a couple of classic car selling scams. They have both been Ferraris (a Dino 246 GT and a Ferrari 330 GTC). This is a coincidence because I saw these same type of schemes many years ago on eBay … [Read more...]