My Car Quest

March 27, 2023

A Lamborghini Gallardo, A Water Bottle and A Pocket Knife

by Mike Gulett - I wanted to get us away from the depressing news and world events of the day, at least for a few minutes, so I reached back into the My Car Quest archives and pulled out one of my favorite personal car experiences. For a few … [Read more...]

The 1970 Porsche Tapiro: One That Got Away

by Wallace Wyss - The most celebrated cars at many of the fanciest concours is the one-off car, like the Porsche Tapiro. Especially the running one that was sold off and has been restored. It’s not easy to restore a one-off because many of … [Read more...]

The Porsche Tapiro Concept – This Car Should Have Gone Into Production

by Mike - Italdesign-Giugiaro, founded by Giorgetto Giugiaro, was acquired by Volkswagen in 2010. Italdesign has had a relationship with Volkswagen going back to the late 1960s and in 1970 they introduced the Porsche Tapiro … [Read more...]

Italdesign Giugiaro Continues To Innovate Design

by Mike - The design genius behind many of the worlds most beautiful cars has done it again with the Geneva Motor Show introduction of the Brivido, a Volkswagen hybrid powered concept car. Giorgetto Giugiaro's company, Italdesign Giugiaro, … [Read more...]

The Art of Giugiaro

by Mike -  Giorgetto Giugiaro comes from a family of traditional Italian artists. He decided at an early age to take his artistic talents in a different direction. He started designing cars at Fiat and later Bertone and Ghia. Pictured here are … [Read more...]