Text by Wallace Wyss - Photographs by Richard Bartholomew - Nobody in the old car collecting field is as irrepressible as Gary Wales of Woodland Hills, California. Formerly known first as a Ferrari collector when still in … [Read more...]
When A Custom Car Builder Goes Too Far
March 28, 2019 By 2 Comments
by Wallace Wyss - I always thought the Ferrari 400 GT body style when cut down into a convertible, was a great looking car. Outside cutters did them from the 365 GT4 2-plus-2, to the 400 GT to the 400i to the 412 GT. But sometimes an … [Read more...]
Divining Character In A Bespoke Bentley
December 6, 2017 By 4 Comments
Case in point, Gary Wales and his “Black Prince” Bentley. by Wallace Wyss - Gary Wales is a dreamer. But one difference between Wales and most car lovers is that he builds the cars he dreams about. His 1938 Bentley, chassis B … [Read more...]
A Ferrari Hot Rod – The Gatto – Custom Coachwork At Its Best
October 3, 2017 By 12 Comments
by Mike - What motivates someone to design and then build, or have built, a fully custom car like the Strale Daytona 6000GT Prototype (Iso Daytona)? Or the 1933 Ford Roadster Like No Other? Whatever the motivation is I like it and it … [Read more...]
An Open Letter To Tom Wolfe
September 20, 2016 By 1 Comment
Cruisin…Kalifornia style by Wallace Wyss - Hey, Tom, remember when we had that conversation, what, back half a century ago? Oh, for those who don’t know who Tom is, many years ago, maybe 50, Tom Wolfe, an erudite New York City writer … [Read more...]
A Unique Custom Coachbuilder – Moal Coachbuilders
January 29, 2016 By 13 Comments
by Mike - At the Marin Sonoma Concours d'Elegance in May 2013 Moal Coachbuilders had their own class! Moal Coachbuilders is a rare breed of custom car designers and fabricators. They don't just build the body - they do it all. Here are a few of … [Read more...]
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