My Car Quest

August 18, 2026

Patina in Monterey – My Comic Life No. 2

Let us know what you think in the Comments. Text by Mike Gulett and images by ChatGPT. … [Read more...]

Monterey Car Week 2026 is Upon Us

by Mike Gulett -  Monterey Car Week starts on Friday August 7 and ends on Sunday August 16. Notice this is more than a week and at one time, long ago, it was a mere weekend. It keeps getting bigger and more expensive every year and I am not sure … [Read more...]

Patina: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

by Mike Gulett - I pointed out to a friend one time that the interior of his original 1960s Ferrari was "dirty" and he replied that it was "patina". We were joking around but it started me thinking about what is good patina and when does the … [Read more...]

How Trustworthy Are Classic Car Auction Companies?

by Mike Gulett - There was a time when there was a classic car auction season. In the US there are the major auctions events in Arizona, Amelia Island and Monterey that get a lot of attention (plus the many excellent events in Europe). But now … [Read more...]

Editorial: What Price Originality?

by Wallace Wyss - You see a couple of real Cobras and lots of replica Cobras at cars-n-coffee events on the West Coast, but one that always stops people in their tracks is the original CSX 3047 owned by a LaCanada/Flintridge collector. … [Read more...]

Are We Running Out Of Barn Finds?

by Mike Gulett - There is a limited supply of barn find collector cars - there were only so many cars ever made, a small subset of those cars are classic collector cars, a very small subset of those are in a position to be a real barn find and … [Read more...]