by Wallace Wyss - I remember, in the early days of the Monterey Historic Races, when Beverly Hills guys like Steve Earle and Chris Cord (yes, of that Cord family) who would take old racing Ferraris, rent the track for the weekend and have at … [Read more...]
Automobile Factory Art
July 18, 2022 By 4 Comments
Yes, it still exists, but it's disappearing fast. by Wallace Wyss - "Factory art" by my definition, is artwork on a new car that might have been used in the prototype stage but often is just done to hype a new model. Being an artist … [Read more...]
Art: The Man in White Series
July 12, 2021 By Leave a Comment
"The Man in White" is the name of a series of classic car-related paintings My Car Quest contributor Wallace Wyss is preparing for his booth at Concorso Italiano, an event that's part of Monterey Car Week. There is no longer an AFAS tent at … [Read more...]
Memorabilia: Coming to Terms With Black and White
April 21, 2021 By 8 Comments
by Wallace Wyss - I am a fine artist. I am currently preparing some artwork for Concorso Italiano (during Monterey Car Week). In doing so, I came across a Ferrari PR shot of a '62 Ferrari 250GTO, one taken so early it doesn't yet have the rear … [Read more...]
Bizzarrini Themed Memorabilia
March 25, 2021 By 2 Comments
An artist asks, is there a market for memorabilia of a car so rare? by Lita Makati - Wallace Wyss, a fine artist on the West Coast, tells us that he was shocked that Bizzarrini GT 5300 Stradas have passed one million dollars in value but … [Read more...]
Collecting Carrozzeria Art: A Giugiaro Augmented….
March 19, 2021 By 3 Comments
by Wallace Wyss - One of the greatest designers I ever met was Giorgetto Giugiaro. I think when he was a teenager working at Bertone Carrozzeria back in the '50s. He didn't know or didn't want to be presumptuous enough to ask for his drawings … [Read more...]
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