by Mike Gulett - American custom cars were never about transportation - they are about imagination, identity and the belief that a factory-built automobile was only a starting point for creative expression. In the hands of a gifted designer and … [Read more...]
My Sheltered Life as a Young Man
February 21, 2024 By 6 Comments
by Mike Gulett - Up until my early-twenties I was aware of, and interested in, American cars with little exposure to and little knowledge of European cars. There was that time when I was about 11 years old in Los Angeles when my friend's older … [Read more...]
Editorial: Too Smart by Half….
October 11, 2022 By 6 Comments
by Wallace Wyss - Well, some car pictures hurt when I see them, like little slings and arrows. Mike Gulett's picture of a Ghia Cadillac hurt because I think I missed a chance to buy one because I was, as the Brits say "too smart by half" which … [Read more...]
Restomod, Pro-Touring, Replica Or Something Completely Different
December 23, 2020 By 6 Comments
by Mike Gulett - I suspect that, like me, many of you are attracted to the idea of creating a custom car that is suited to your own tastes and may run on modern mechanicals for a better and more reliable driving experience than the original or it … [Read more...]
Three Iso Grifos For Sale At Auction
February 8, 2020 By 47 Comments
by Mike Gulett - It is rare to see three Iso Grifos for sale at the same time but that is what we have now. These three span the Iso Grifo model range, are in different auction venues and are up for auction by RM Sotheby's. I have written … [Read more...]
A Treasure Found?
March 22, 2018 By 8 Comments
Or are we celebrating what is, after all, just drek? by Wallace Wyss - Now, I suppoz, being a Midwestern raised kid, who ate cornflakes and watched Howdy Doody and all that I can’t be blamed for my first love in the car field—custom cars … [Read more...]
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