by Wallace Wyss - I was a little surprised to see a Ferrari TV commercial. Not just on YouTube but on a regular cable channel. The commercial is not only unusual for Ferrari, but so is the car--it's very sedate looking coupe, more Jaguar … [Read more...]
Ferrari Introduces A Second Hybrid
June 27, 2021 By Leave a Comment
The 2022 Ferrari 296 GTB is a V6 Hybrid. by Wallace Wyss - Almost 50 hears ago Ferrari premiered a mid-engined car powered by a V6 that used an engine started by a young designer named Alfredino, Enzo Ferrari's son. After Dino's death the … [Read more...]
Design: Another Ferrari Shooting Brake
June 21, 2021 By 11 Comments
by Wallace Wyss - First of all, what is a shooting brake? I have my own theory of how the phrase originated. When m'Lord would decide some morning to go off into the hinterlands of his vast landed estate and shoot grouse or pheasants or whatnot, … [Read more...]
Pininfarina’s Battista- Going Full Electric Before Ferrari
June 2, 2021 By 3 Comments
by Wallace Wyss - I respect Ferrari was stunned after they relegated Carrozzeri Pininfarina from their major design house and coachbuilder to a bidder against other firms. They shoulda figured Pininfarina would eventually figure out how to … [Read more...]
A Car Guy’s Tales From Hollywood
May 13, 2021 By 3 Comments
Deep in the My Car Quest archives I rediscovered this Wallace Wyss classic from 2016. A story like most of us have never experienced, nor likely will. A real life noir story about a real car writer and would be Hollywood writer. Maybe the noir … [Read more...]
A Ford Roadster Hot Rod Like No Other
May 3, 2021 By 14 Comments
by Mike Gulett - Walking around a Concours event one can see the most unusual sites. Take this Ferrari powered Ford Hot Rod for example that was on display at the Carmel Concours on the Avenue in 2014. I have seen one other Ferrari powered … [Read more...]
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