by Mike Gulett - Bill Thomas created the Cheetah to compete with the Shelby Cobra in 1963 and produced 16 or 17 examples between 1963 and 1965. Thomas had help from Chevrolet in the beginning because they wanted to beat the Ford powered Shelby … [Read more...]
My Experience With The California Lemon Law
April 30, 2019 By 5 Comments
by Mike Gulett - The California Lemon Law is intended to protect customers from defective and unrepairable vehicles that are still under the original manufactures warranty. Subsequent owners to the original owner are protected as well as long as … [Read more...]
Counterfeit Cars
March 8, 2019 By 7 Comments
Caveat emptor, let the buyer beware, is important in the collector car world... by Mike - When a classic car model reaches a value level where creating a counterfeit can be profitable, dishonest people may take dishonest action by passing … [Read more...]
The Restomod Trend
February 11, 2019 By 3 Comments
by Mike - The trend toward restomods is accelerating. The recent Barrett-Jackson auction in Arizona featured a few hundred restomods and some of those sold for more than a fully authentic restored model. I suspect that, like me, many of you … [Read more...]
Search For A Dream Car Ends – 1966 Serenissima Spyder
February 6, 2019 By 5 Comments
It was in Count Volpi's garage the whole time...for at least the last 51 years. by Wallace Wyss - Please indulge me, dear reader, in a bit of reminiscing. Occasionally I’ll see a picture of a car that sticks in my memory. I am, I must … [Read more...]
This Bentley Continental SC Sold at RM Sotheby’s In Arizona
February 4, 2019 By 3 Comments
by Mike - The quite knowledgable Wallace Wyss wrote here in September 2016 that The 1999 Bentley Continental SC Is A Future Collector Car. He was right - RM Sotheby's sold this 2000 Bentley Continental SC at their recent Arizona auction … [Read more...]
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