by Mike Gulett - I finally saw the movie, Ford v Ferrari and I enjoyed it very much. I believe it is not necessary to be a car race fan or even a car fan to like this movie. It helps that it is based on real events, even though there are … [Read more...]
Remembering The Shelby Daytona Coupe
October 19, 2019 By 6 Comments
The Shelby Daytona Coupe beat the Ferraris and who’da thunk it was designed by a T-shirt artist? by Wallace Wyss - If anything, the short lived success of the Shelby Cobra Daytona coupe demonstrates the advantages of steadfastness. And the … [Read more...]
Ford v Ferrari At Le Mans In The 1960s: Q & A From A GT40 Author
October 2, 2019 By 9 Comments
by Wallace Wyss - The movie Ford v Ferrari is about to hit the big screen November 15th (except for those lucky enough to see the premiere November 4th) and I imagine there’s some youngins who don’t know diddley-squat about the events leading up … [Read more...]
UPDATE: The Hino (BRE) Samurai Race Car – Lost But Not Forgotten
July 25, 2019 By 13 Comments
UPDATE: The Hino (BRE) Samurai Race Car has been found in storage in Southern California for the benefit of the owner in Japan. The person who has this race car in storage contacted me more the one year ago and wrote this, Hello Michael, I … [Read more...]
A Might Have Been Corvette Beater: Ford’s Cougar II Concept
May 16, 2019 By 2 Comments
by Wallace Wyss - Ya wonder, back when Shelby got Ford bankrolling him to make the Cobra a production car, if Chevy was worried. They had their Corvette in production since 1953 and still weren’t making any money on it. All they needed was some … [Read more...]
ArtCenter College of Design – Car Classic 2018
November 2, 2018 By 3 Comments
Like Old Home Week for Grads by Wallace Wyss - The ArtCenter College of design, situated high on a hill overlooking Pasadena, is famous for one thing—training a good proportion of the world’s car designers. They have changed themes … [Read more...]
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