My Car Quest

January 22, 2025

The Ex-Steve McQueen, Le Mans Movie Hero Car is Up for Auction

This 1969 Porsche 917K, now owned by Jerry Seinfeld, is being auctioned by Mecum Auctions at their Kissimmee 2025 auction on January 18. by Mike Gulett - Mecum seems to have a way of landing some of the most fascinating cars for their … [Read more...]

Editorial: A Note to Porsche Marketing

Why not bring back the 356? by Wallace Wyss - I was going through my knee deep files the other day and came across a couple pictures of very early Porsches--I'm talking pre-A. One was a picture of one of the first aluminum bodied ones that … [Read more...]

RUF & Porsche Gathering at the 2024 Carlisle Import & Performance Nationals

Text, photos and video by Derek Meluzio - I say it all the time. “It’s not about the cars, it’s about the people”. Each year the Carlisle Import & Performance Nationals proves that statement. The people that attend are all wonderful and they all … [Read more...]

Reminiscing on Old Skool Car Clubs

Text and photos by Wallace Wyss - You can imagine, being a historian, I am always searching for a car event I can go to. But the second that I think like a fine artist I have to pick one where there will likely be a car I wish to paint an oil … [Read more...]

A Million-Dollar Fraud With Porsche Race Cars

by Martin Schröder - This was the German Press Agency report of December 8, 2020: "After two years of investigation, the Aachen (city at the German-Belgian border) public prosecutor's office has filed charges against three gentlemen for … [Read more...]

Vintage Cars From the Original Manufacturer?

by Mike Gulett - I recently read that the 190 year old Swiss watch maker Jaeger-LeCoultre has started buying, refurbishing and reselling some of their classic watch models as The Collectibles. Catherine Rénier, CEO of Jaeger-LeCoultre … [Read more...]