My Car Quest

October 8, 2024

The Iso Grifo Legend

by Mike Gulett - The Iso Grifo is a beautiful, timeless handmade design that still looks fresh and modern today and was styled by Giorgetto Giugiaro of Bertone. The motoring press loved the Grifo as much as the public did. The Iso Grifo A3/L … [Read more...]

The Original Dodge Charger – What A Fastback!

From the My Car Quest Wayback Machine - December 2014. by Mike Gulett - There are many cars that I wanted to own when I was younger and this is one of them. I have always liked the Dodge Charger fastback style, I had a slot car that looked … [Read more...]

One Artist’s Lifelong Obsession With an Obscure Italian Bolide

by Wallace Wyss - So at least half a century ago I was a budding poet, had won a poetry award and thought this my life’s destiny. Then I went to a University library in search of a poetry journal only to find a copy of Autosport, a British … [Read more...]

Editorial: This is What I Think Today – A Contrarian View

by Mike Gulett - I am in a contrarian mood today. Maybe because earlier this week one of my favorite cats died. She was near 19 years old and died peacefully. I also am not happy as a Tesla shareholder with the CEO, Elon Musk, who is wasting … [Read more...]

The Seductive Appeal of Multiple Weber Carburetors

by Wallace Wyss - When I made my first engine painting (GTO engine six dual throat Webers) I picked that engine because it had real eye appeal, and ya gotta love it because each carb has two throats, so basically each of the twelve cylinders has … [Read more...]

Happy Birthday Giotto Bizzarrini!

by Wallace Wyss - Giotto Bizzarrini was born June 6, 1926 in Quercianella, Livorno Province, Italy to a wealthy family. His grandfather had worked with Marconi on a little idea called the telegraph so inventing was a family tradition. He is well … [Read more...]