My Car Quest

December 24, 2024

Jaguar XKE – Found Without Even Looking

by Buzz Lynn - This 1963 Jaguar XKE (J63-887530) was purchased new by Mr. Stanly Lynn in February 1963 from Al Pernett Imported Cars in Riverside, California. Mr. Lynn sold the car in 1988, having covered just 26,000 miles, some of which included … [Read more...]

Primrose Yellow E-Type On A Trailer…

From the My Car Quest Wayback Machine (March 2018) - another interesting acquisition story from a reader...If you want to share any interesting car story send at email to Mike Gulett click here. by Anthony Moody - It was 1969 and in England … [Read more...]

Editorial: Jaguar E-Type Reborn

Their hearts are in the right place but aren't they working on the wrong thing? by Wallace Wyss - I would like to say it's me that's been urging sports car makers to bring back their favorites but now it's a new trend not suggested by me, … [Read more...]

Electric Car Neo-Classics

A Way for New Companies to Spread the Word (and at the same time provide 4-wheeled nostalgia for enthusiasts) by Wallace Wyss - For you newcomers (born after 2000) you might not know the old American phrase "shotgun wedding." That's when a … [Read more...]

Collecting: Considering the Jaguar E-Type

by Wallace Wyss - To understand the impact of the Jaguar E-type (XKE in the US) you have to remember the bloated cars Detroit was making in 1961. The E-type was downright revolutionary, sort of like when the American P51 pilots came head to … [Read more...]

Should Any Classic Car Be Turned Into A Restomod?

by Wallace Wyss - We have come, dear friend to a fork in the road and don’t know which way to go … Ever since I can remember there were restored classic cars and then restored collector cars (some mass produced, not so much deserving of … [Read more...]