Frequent contributor Wallace Wyss wrote to me "Ford has generously posted some pictures on the net of clay models of GT40s so I wanted to write about the trials and tribulations of the first year of the GT40. They show how laughably naive Ford was … [Read more...]
Editorial: Why Do Automakers Charge Writers Who Want to Write About Their Cars?
October 31, 2020 By 1 Comment
by Wallace Wyss - I talked to a Corvette writer the other day, and he's got plenty to talk about on the new Corvette but I was shocked to find that GM wanted to charge him $200 per picture to get pictures of clay models for a new book. … [Read more...]
Ford GTX-1: A Tale of Woe Yet a Good Looking Car
August 25, 2020 By 1 Comment
by Wallace Wyss - Photos by Doug Kneis of his Ford GTX-1. Back in 2004 I decided to do a book on the upcoming Ford GT which was previewed by a concept called GT40. Ford didn't realize they had inadvertently sold the name GT40 so couldn't … [Read more...]
Editorial: Ford Bronco Follows Jeep Gladiator Into Dangerous Territory
July 9, 2020 By 13 Comments
by Wallace Wyss - When Ford Motor Company previewed the new 2021 Bronco they were secretive. Even confiscating reporters' cell phones but a lot good it did them--the pictures are all over the net. Among the features of the car, I was horrified … [Read more...]
Concepts That Are Best Not Revived: 1956 Mercury XM Turnpike Cruiser
June 26, 2020 By 8 Comments
by Wallace Wyss - Mercury was a brand that's gone now, it was sort of a ranking-wise, little brother to the Lincoln. In the Fifties they were thought of as a brand that was slightly daring and more upmarket than Ford. Remember the XM … [Read more...]
Concept Cars That Should Have Been Built: 2004 Lincoln Mark X
June 24, 2020 By 4 Comments
by Wallace Wyss - Back in 2004 Ford showed a concept called the Mk X (for 10) which was basically a Lincoln-ized two seater Bird. It was meant to be a true American Luxury cruiser with a power retractable glass hard top. You could call … [Read more...]
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