by Mike Gulett - A friend of mine, Clay McQuire, recently suggested that I profile the Ford Thunderbird (and so here we are). She is interested because she grew up with a 1955 Thunderbird in the family (a black one) and has always had fond … [Read more...]
Design Critique: Ferrari F80
April 28, 2025 By Leave a Comment
by Wallace Wyss - The new Ferrari F80 is not just a road car, it is a car in the hypercar class. Not so coincidentally it was announced a month after McLaren unveiled the W1. The Ferrari F80 is not, thank heavens, an all electric. It is a … [Read more...]
Editorial: Jaguar …
April 19, 2025 By 10 Comments
OK, alright already, I get it... by Wallace Wyss - It wasn't until I recently saw a finely kept up '66 Olds Toronado that I figured out what Jaguar is doing with those block-long flat painted luxury concepts (Jaguar Type 00). I see that they … [Read more...]
Design Commentary – The New Corvette (One Proposal)
April 16, 2025 By 6 Comments
by Wallace Wyss - I wish I could say that I am happy with it—after all it is mid-engined and didn’t I hammer on GM for decades that they need to go mid-engined for the Corvette to be a leading edge contemporary? But the result, in at least the … [Read more...]
Editorial: The Significance (or not) of the Grille
March 31, 2025 By 1 Comment
by Wallace Wyss - I just caught an interview of Franz von Holzhausen, Teslas chief designer, on YouTube and he briefly touched on the Model S originally having a grille. I missed the part where he talked about taking it away but I think it was … [Read more...]
Design Critique: The New Ford Shelby Mustang
March 28, 2025 By 5 Comments
by Wallace Wyss - I grew up with the Ford Mustang. I remember sitting in my office in 1964 when a secretary bragged she had bought a new one, for the princely sum of $3000. At first it was being sold merely as a "secretary's car." But that was … [Read more...]
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