My Car Quest

April 18, 2024

Media: Are We Seeing the End of Car Magazines?

by Wallace Wyss - I loved car magazines. Maybe less now that I've worked for them but I still remember some of the great issues I've owned. I recently read that Ten Publishing in El Segundo, CA axed 19 of them in one fell swoop … [Read more...]

How Do You Value A Collector Car?

by Mike Gulett - As we get closer to the end of the year and past the holidays we will soon be in the midst of the Scottsdale, Arizona auctions in January 2020. These are the first collector car auctions of the year and they set the trends for … [Read more...]

This Lancia Aurelia B20 GT Hot Rod Is Awsome

by Mike - Why don't more owners of classic Italian cars restore them like some American car owners do using hot rod or restomod styles? They would not be original but they can be oh so cool, and be better drivers, and even look better as our … [Read more...]

Remembering the Porter Special, a Mercedes 300SL Hot Rod

by Wallace Wyss - When I was one and twenty, or thereabouts, I bought an old Mercedes. It was a Gullwing 300SL. I heard about it from a car designer at GM who was restoring one. He didn’t want to sell his but said he had an old roommate up in … [Read more...]

Rare Classic Cars – A Short Video – Rare Birds No. 1

by Mike - Below is a 3:14 short video featuring a few rare cars that we do not see everyday or Rare Birds as I like to call them. This is Rare Birds No. 1 and I plan to produce more in this series. I hope you enjoy the ride. Watch the video … [Read more...]

Hot Rods At Lake Arrowhead

The Lake Arrowhead Classic Car & Motorcycle Show at Lake Arrowhead, California - July 28, 2018. Text and photos by Richard Bartholomew - 'Hot Town Summer in the City' as the song goes and it was hot outside the city on Saturday the … [Read more...]