My Car Quest

September 8, 2026

Editorial: One Black Cloud on the Horizon of the Old Car Hobby

by Wallace Wyss - I ran across it in one of the editor's columns in a British car magazine. I can't remember the magazine but the editor's complaint was that he couldn't drive his old collector car where he is used to driving because it wasn't … [Read more...]

Editorial: The Times They Are A-Changin’….

by Wallace Wyss - It is the title to a Bob Dylan song but I never thought those words would be so true as now vis-a-vis the automobile. For years our American automakers would plod along at a snail's pace; Ford adding a hood scoop here, … [Read more...]

Editorial: The Ogle Factor (Cool Cars That Is)

by Wallace Wyss - OK I'll admit it. I like people to look at my car. Not just look at it but ogle it, lust after it; feast their eyes. Not the Plain Jane Nissan I drive everyday, but when I have a special car. And I've owned a few--a Ferrari … [Read more...]

The Chrysler Crossfire – Back Under the Spotlight

by Wallace Wyss - Back in 2014, Hagerty, in an article on five used cars they thought had classic potential named the Chrysler Crossfire among them. This was a car borne out of the marriage of Daimler and Chrysler, basically a reskin of the … [Read more...]

Opinion: Wheels Gone Bad

by Mike Gulett - Wheels play an important part in the looks of classic cars or any car for that matter. They also play a role in the performance, handling and safety of cars but today I am only interested in the looks. Many car enthusiasts are … [Read more...]

The Sunk-Cost Fallacy For Collector Car Owners

by Wallace Wyss - It was a TV show where a young guy was analyzing men-woman relationships. But it was about couples, about women who are courted by a guy, who has some undesirable traits but she thinks, in time, I can iron out those bad … [Read more...]