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November 9, 2025

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Fifteen Reasons Why We Want A Collector Car

June 23, 2022 By Mike Gulett 3 Comments

by Mike Gulett - As I have recently wrote about in What's Next? I am searching for a new collector car, or a modern car that will be a future collector car. Portions of this article were originally published in November 2014, which means … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Classic Cars, People, Race Cars Tagged With: Bertone, Bizzarrini, Buick Riviera, Car Values, Clark Gable, Collector Cars, Collectors, Ferrari, Ferrari 250 LM, Ferruccio Lamborghini, Giugiaro, Hudson Hornet, Iso Grifo, Lamborghini Islero, Lamborghini Miura, Lamborghini Miura Roadster, McLaren F1, Mercedes, Pininfarina, Porsche 911S, Porsche 959, Renzo Rivolta, Shelby, Shelby Cobra Daytona, Spohn Convertible, Steve McQueen, Toyota 2000GT, Triumph Spitfire, Triumph TR6, Zagatto

Why Do We Like Classic Cars So Much?

April 25, 2022 By Mike Gulett 5 Comments

by Mike Gulett - When someone asked Willie Nelson why he took up the guitar and joined a band he replied "to get the girls". I wanted to be this guy below with the Triumph Spitfire so I bought a TR6, above. Is there some of this … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Classic Cars, People Tagged With: AC Cobra Mk IV, Alfa Romer Veloce Spyder, Bizzarrini GT 5300, Classic Car, Collector Cars, Iso Grifo, Lamborghini Espada, MG Midget, Mike Gulett, Porsche 911, Triumph TR6, Willie Nelson

Thanks to Electric Cars Hood Scoops Are Going Away

January 8, 2022 By Mike Gulett 4 Comments

by Mike Gulett - Another reason to dislike the transition to electric cars is we will see the demise of the air scoop on cars and certainly the beloved hood scoop will be gone. There is no need for a hood scoop to cool the engine of an EV like … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Classic Cars Tagged With: Alfa Romeo Montreal, Aston Martin, Bertone, Bizzarrini GT 5300, Car Design, Chevrolet Camaro, Datsun, Dodge, Ferrari 550 Maranello, Ferrari F40, Ferrari Testa Rossa, Ford Mustang Boss 302, Ford Thunderbird, Hemi Cuda, Hood Scoop, Iso, Iso Grifo, Iso Grifo 7 Liter, Iso Grifo Can Am, Iso Rivolta GT, Lamborghini Countach, Lamborghini Espada, Marcello Gandini, NACA Duct, NACA Duct Air Scoop, Pontiac, Siata

Concorso Italiano 2021

August 19, 2021 By Mike Gulett 3 Comments

Disclosure: The author was a vendor at Concorso Italiano 2021. by Wallace Wyss - I always look forward to Concorso Italiano because in my new calling as a fine artist (as opposed to commercial artists who have to subjugate their art to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Classic Cars, Events Tagged With: Concorso Italiano, Iso Grifo, Monterey Car Week, Wallace Wyss

Just Because A Classic Car Needs a Trailer Doesn’t Make It A Trailer Queen

May 10, 2021 By Mike Gulett 10 Comments

by Mike Gulett - The classic car transportation business in the US loves Monterey Car Week. It could be their biggest week of the year. This was brought home for me when I was talking to a friend a few years ago in Monterey and he told me he had … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Classic Cars, Events Tagged With: Bizzarrini GT 5300 Strada, Classic Car Transporters, Classic Cars, Iso Grifo, Monterey Car Week

On Buying An Iso

February 18, 2021 By Mike Gulett 5 Comments

This article was originally published in the Griffon (the publication of the Iso & Bizzarrini Owner's Club) - Volume Two, Number Three (1982). The Iso & Bizzarrini Owner's Club (IBOC) was founded in 1980 by Winston Goodfellow and the author … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Classic Cars, People Tagged With: Bizzarrini, Griffon, Iso, Iso & Bizzarrini Owner's Club, Iso Grifo, Iso Rivolta, Louis Van den Berg, Winston Goodfellow