My Car Quest

November 23, 2024

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...]

Maxie’s One Goof: The Porsche Type 540 America Roadster

Reaching into the My Car Quest Wayback Machine I came up with this interesting story from February 2017. I hope you all enjoy it again, or for the first time Mike Gulett, Editor. by Wallace Wyss - He’s gone now, but I have the … [Read more...]