My Car Quest

April 3, 2025

Ford v Ferrari: Perfect Lap Tour – Los Angeles

Report by Wallace Wyss - Photographs by Richard Bartholomew - It was billed as a “Perfect Lap Tour” but it wasn’t like it sounds a driving event, a rally, at all. It was sort of a nostalgia event at Carroll Shelby International Headquarters: … [Read more...]

More Photos From The Muscle Car Cruise In At The Petersen Automotive Museum

A newcomer to the The Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, James Laketa, photographed these cars on his cell phone, along with some of the interior of the Museum while at the recent Muscle Car Cruise in. These photos were sent in by Wallace … [Read more...]

Muscle Car Cruise In At The Petersen Automotive Museum

by Wallace Wyss - You hafta admit, sometimes it all comes together. Here was muscle car day at the Petersen Automotive Museum and who founded this wonderful museum but Robert. E. Petersen, who founded a publishing empire (Hot Rod Motor Trend et … [Read more...]

Documentary Review: Shelby American

Review by Wallace Wyss - Title: Shelby American Director: Adam Carolla and Nate Adams Producer: Nate Adams Production Company: Chassy Media Length: 2 Hours There’s plenty of dramas made about real life events. Like … [Read more...]

A Brief History of the Shelby Cobra

The history of Carroll Shelby is multifaceted, complex and fascinating. The movie Ford v Ferrari focuses on his involvement with the 24 Hours of Le Mans where he won the race outright with co-driver Roy Salvadori driving an Aston Martin in 1959. He … [Read more...]

The Long Lost Prototype Shelby Daytona Coupe: The Saga of CSX 2287

by Wallace Wyss - When I first came to California in 1965, I was aware of Shelby American, and visited there to see the new 427 Cobra but didn’t notice the tattered Cobra Daytona coupes parked outside the plant with FOR SALE signs on them. … [Read more...]