My Car Quest

May 13, 2025

The Movie Director, The Movie Star and a Custom Ferrari

by Mike Gulett - The Ferrari 375 MM was produced from 1953 to 1955 with a total of 26 being made. The most famous 375 MM is this Pinin Farina custom commissioned in 1954 by director Roberto Rossellini for his wife, actress Ingrid Bergman. … [Read more...]

Ferrari 250LM Artist’s History

by Wallace Wyss - A lot of the cars I paint in oil on canvas I only have a scant memory of but some I've seen in person. When I first moved to California to stay (having worked the summer of '65 for Motor Trend) in 1970 I started attending … [Read more...]

How Trustworthy Are Classic Car Auction Companies?

by Mike Gulett - There was a time when there was a classic car auction season. In the US there are the major auctions events in Arizona, Amelia Island and Monterey that get a lot of attention (plus the many excellent events in Europe). But now … [Read more...]

Two Completely Different Race Cars

by Mike Gulett -  In horse racing the saying goes "different horses for different courses". An analogous saying is even more true in the car racing world but I can't think of a clever, rhyming way to say it. Dragster This racecar is the … [Read more...]

Unexpected Memories of a Ferrari 250 GTO

by Mike Gulett - It is such a terrific moment when someone unexpectedly gives you a gift of a memory forgotten. I am talking about photos of Stephen Mitchell's Ferrari 250 GTO. The photos were taken and saved all of these years by Larry … [Read more...]

Fiat Dino Spider – The Overlooked Classic

Overlooked and poorly branded - the Fiat Dino Spider... by Mike Gulett -  The Fiat Dino Spider, named Dino after Enzo Ferrari's son, was introduced at the Turin Motor Show in 1966 and the Fiat Dino Coupe was introduced at the Geneva Motor … [Read more...]