My Car Quest

November 23, 2024

BOOK REVIEW: The Last Shelby Cobra: My Times with Carroll Shelby

AUTHOR: Chris Theodore PUBLISHER: Veloce Publishing BINDING: Hardcover ILLUSTRATIONS: color and black ad white PAGES: 160 PRICE: $60 USD Review by Wallace Wyss - This book, written by a former Detroit based automotive engineer, is … [Read more...]

Book Review: Maestro: Bill Mitchell & The Iconic Cars Of GM Styling

Review by Wallace Wyss - By Roy Lonberger -Hardbound -440 pages -$375 list price -13×11 in, 33×28 cm -ISBN: 9781366831507 -Available from Amazon.com at this link. More than 50 years ago, I was cleaning a swimming pool … [Read more...]

Book Review: Fins – Harley Earl, the Rise of General Motors and the Glory Days of Detroit

Review by Wallace Wyss - Author: William Knoedelseder Publisher: Harper Business Format: Hardcover Pages: 320 ISBN 13: 9780062289070 Price: $29.99 Available for less on Amazon - Click Here America’s car industry … [Read more...]

Book Review: Shelby American Up Close and Behind the Scenes

Book Review by Wallace Wyss - Title: Shelby American Up Close and Behind the Scenes: The Venice Years 1962-1965 (2017) Author: Dave Friedman Hardcover: 240 pages Publisher: Motorbooks First edition: (September 12, 2017) Language: … [Read more...]

The Art Of The Classic Sports Car: Pace and Grace – Book Review

by Wallace Wyss - Title: The Art of the Classic Sports Car Pace and Grace Author: Stuart Codling Photography: James Mann Publisher: MBI Hardcover: 208 pages Publisher: Motorbooks (June 1, 2017) Language: English ISBN-10: … [Read more...]

An “Almost” Tell-All About A Secret Detroit Coachbuilder

Book Review by Wallace Wyss - Title: Creative Industries of Detroit: The Untold Story of Detroit's Secret Concept Car Builder Author: Leon … [Read more...]