My Car Quest

May 5, 2024

Ferrari 250 GTO – Another Price Record

by Mike - As reported by my friend, Cindy Meitle, the CEO of WeatherTech (David MacNeil) just paid $70,000,000 USD for a Ferrari 250 GTO (No. 4153 GT). There are other reports around the internet as well, so it must be true, here is … [Read more...]

Eastwood Stars In Thriller Along With A Ferrari 250 GTO

by Wallace Wyss - Well, not THE Eastwood, Clint, but his son, Scott. And the Ferrari 250 GTO, at least in the stunt scenes, might be a stunt double. The film, called Overdrive, is about two car thieves, who happen to be brothers, who choose … [Read more...]

Classic Car Icons – An Overused Term?

by Mike - The word icon has become very popular in the classic car world especially by anyone selling a car or writing a classic car auction catalog. When a word is used too much it can lose its meaning and its power. This has happened to other … [Read more...]

Museum Review: Bellissima! The Italian Automotive Renaissance, 1945–1975

by Wallace Wyss, edited by Louis Vandenberg, KUCR-FM Autotalk - I happened to be in Nashville a few weeks ago and was pleased as punch to be able to catch the show called Bellissima! At The Frist Center For The Visual Arts. I gather this is … [Read more...]

Bizzarrini GT 5300, Ferrari 250 GTO, Piero Drogo and Ulf Norinder

by Mike - Bizzarrini cars are featured as a class at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance coming up this August and I thought another story about how the Bizzarrini GT 5300 is intimately connected to the Ferrari 250 GTO would be in order. Both … [Read more...]

The Ferrari 250 LM – What A Race Car!

by Mike - This 1964 Ferrari 250 LM Scaglietti Berlinetta was at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance in August 2013. This Ferrari model is always an attraction because of the unusual style and of course they were a racing success. The … [Read more...]