My Car Quest

January 10, 2025

Ferrari Makes a Modern GTO

The Ferrari Omologato is Ferrari's tenth one-off V12. by Wallace Wyss - Ferrari is in business to make money. A rich guy calls you up and says he wants a special one off car, you damn well better build it. But this tifosi wanted a 250GTO … [Read more...]

Where The Cars are the Stars

by Wallace Wyss - Can you imagine Magnum PI being filmed without a red Ferrari? Even though, as MOTORT1 website pointed out recently, it was rather illogical that a p.i. should drive so noticeable a car, in Miami Vice they started out with a … [Read more...]

A Fine Day At The Hillsborough Concours d’Elegance in 2014

With the many car events canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic we will not see the car action we are accustomed to at this time of year. I thought it would be a good idea to reach back into the My Car Quest archives and occasionally re-post … [Read more...]

Book Review: NART A Concise History of the North American Racing Team

Review by Wallace Wyss - Author: Terry O'Neil Publisher: Veloce Binding: Hardbound Pages: 256 Price: (Amazon) $21 Publication date: 2015 ISBN 10: 1845847873 ISBN 13: 9781845847876 It is rare for me to review the same book twice … [Read more...]

Marketing: The Secret of Ferrari Profitability

by Wallace Wyss - Theoretically, car companies are in business to make a profit. Yet some car companies persist despite losing money year after year, Tesla for example. But I'm here to talk about Ferrari, whose profitability is rarely put under a … [Read more...]

Always Looking and Usually Finding a Great Collector Car

by Mike Gulett - I am always on the look out for a cool car I would love to own and I find at least one per week for sale. Ever since I was a kid I have always searched the classified ads for a special car. That is why this blog is called My Car … [Read more...]