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 12 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...]
When Automotive Advertising Became Real
April 26, 2019 By Leave a Comment
...for one brief shining moment... by Wallace Wyss - OK I’ll admit it. I was part and parcel of it in the beginning, back in the mid-‘60s, writing ads that gave scant attention to the mechanicals of a new car, trying to sell a car on … [Read more...]
ArtCenter College of Design – Car Classic 2018
November 2, 2018 By 2 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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