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
October 25, 2021 By 7 Comments
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
October 19, 2021 By Leave a Comment
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
October 6, 2021 By Leave a Comment
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
May 13, 2021 By 3 Comments
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...]
A Shelby Cobra Comes Back
March 25, 2021 By 1 Comment
For one guy at least... by Wallace Wyss - The 2004 Ford Shelby Cobra Concept was built during the last hurrah of Shelby at Ford, when he had been brought back as a spokesman. No one had better credentials as far as creating exciting cars. … [Read more...]
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