My Car Quest

December 23, 2024

Vintage: The DeTomaso Sport 5000 Spyder to be Auctioned in Monterey

by Wallace Wyss - We have been wondering when DeTomaso race cars will enjoy the price escalation of Ferraris, Maseratis, etc. but so far they haven't. But the owners of the few race cars built by the wily Argentine and his American wife keep on … [Read more...]

A Day In The Life

How a Cobra is the raison d'etre for a famous Beatles song. by Wallace Wyss - I don't have Sirius radio, but whenever I have a test car that does, I tune to the Beatles Channel, where they have experts that go into each of the Beatles … [Read more...]

Book Review: Shelby and AC Cobra

Review by Wallace Wyss - TITLE: Shelby and AC Cobra AUTHOR: Brian Laban FORMAT: Vertical BINDING: Hardbound PAGES: 208 PICTURES: Over 200, many in color US Distributor: Motorbook Int. PRICE: $35.96 I have seen this book as far … [Read more...]

Segerstrom Shelby Event Center and Museum Grand Opening Scheduled in Early 2022

by Wallace Wyss - The grand opening for the general public is now postponed to sometime in 2022. My Car Quest will post it when we have a firm date. We look forward to the Grand Opening of The Segerstrom Shelby Event Center and Museum … [Read more...]

How a Ford Engineer Ended Up With the Dream Car He Dreamed Up

by Wallace Wyss - Now you got to believe there are car enthusiasts employed by automakers. They are not all bean counters...So one of them is Chris Theodore, ex-product development head for Ford. He actually worked for several Detroit automakers … [Read more...]

A Car Guy’s Tales From Hollywood

Deep in the My Car Quest archives I rediscovered this Wallace Wyss classic from 2016. A story like most of us have never experienced, nor likely will. A real life noir story about a real car writer and would be Hollywood writer. Maybe the noir … [Read more...]