My Car Quest

January 10, 2025

Portfolio – 1966 Ferrari 365 California

The Ferrari 365 California has a Pininfarina body and a 365P engine...enough said? by Wallace Wyss - Enzo Ferrari definitely knew what side of the bread was buttered. Although he had production cars and race cars in production, he realized … [Read more...]

Why Ferrari Should Build an SUV

by Wallace Wyss - We think Ferrari is one of those sine qua non brands ("without which not..") because they don't pull punches when it comes to concept, design execution and just plain excitement. And yet other brands of sports cars, like … [Read more...]

Ferrari Nomenclature

by Mike Gulett - The introduction of the new Ferrari Roma (and previously the Portofino) caused me to think about Ferrari model names for their street cars. The model name Roma is unusual for Ferrari, only the name of a city, although an … [Read more...]

Ferrari Roma Design Critique

by Wallace Wyss - Yes, there's an all new Ferrari - called the Ferrari Roma. Overall I see a heavy Jaguar influence, which I find disconcerting, but on the other hand I have only seen it in pictures, and my opinions are subject to change … [Read more...]

Artist’s Favorite: 1966-1967 Ferrari 330 P3 and P4

by Wallace Wyss - One of the great mysteries of endurance racing in the Sixties is why Enzo Ferrari, arguably the superior technician in developing race cars, couldn’t beat Ford at Le Mans in ’66 with the Ferrari 330 P3. It wasn’t for … [Read more...]

This Ferrari 250 LM Was the Last Ferrari To Win The 24 Hours of Le Mans

by Mike Gulett - While most of the attention at the 1965 24 Hours of Le Mans was focused on the factory team entries of Ferrari and Ford, it was a privately entered one-year-old mid-engine 3.3-liter V12 Ferrari 250 LM which caused a major upset … [Read more...]