My Car Quest

September 27, 2026

Concept Cars With Only One Good Feature: 1999 Buick Cielo

by Wallace Wyss - Ya ever hear that sexist phrase "She ain't much to look at, but she's one helluva cook." Well that's what I feel about the old Buick concept car, the Cielo, a car my mind probably blocked from my memory. It was ugly, partly … [Read more...]

Marketing: Cadillac Ciel Concept

by Wallace Wyss - YouTube is a wonderful thing; you can dial up your favorite car ad see a video of it driving down the highway. On YouTube I found a video of one of my favorite concept cars of the last few years, the Cadillac Ciel, a four door … [Read more...]

Marketing: Cars Detroit Should Have Built – Chrysler 300 C Convertible Concept

by Wallace Wyss - Chrysler unveiled this daring concept--the Chrysler 300 Hemi C--a four-passenger V-8 rear-wheel drive convertible, 20 years ago. We still have the four door sedan but never the convertible. "This vehicle explores a direction … [Read more...]

Marketing: Cars Detroit Should Have Built

The 2003 Cadillac Sixteen Concept. by Wallace Wyss - Built for the 2003 Detroit Auto Show, the Cadillac Sixteen was a concept car that payed homage to the V16 cars of Cadillac’s past, even though you could argue that hardly anybody remembered … [Read more...]

Aston Martin V12 Speedster

No show at Geneva but then Geneva was a no-show as well by Wallace Wyss - Geneva was supposed to be the big show for Aston Martin this year with a flamboyant SUV and a V12 Speedster developed by the company’s Q bespoke division in charge of … [Read more...]

Chrysler Built A Great Concept in 1998 (the Chronos) But Precious Little Was Used in Production

Sometimes a great concept design (or the designer) is an unsung hero... by Wallace Wyss - Every once in a while an automaker builds a show car that captures the DNA so to speak of the brand, or a particular model that "made their name" in … [Read more...]