My Car Quest

December 23, 2024

Our Resident Historian Reveals An Obsession With Porsche “Turtle “ Cars

by Richard Bartholomew - "I suspect Ferdinand Porsche, as a boy in the 1800s, had a pet turtle," says Wallace Wyss, writer, who is presently hip-deep in research for the reprinting of the revised Porsche 356 Photo Album book. “The first … [Read more...]

The Argentinian Porsche 356

Or not... by Wallace Wyss - Deep into research for my upcoming re-issue of my presently out–of-print Porsche 356 Photo Album, I was temporarily knocked off my chair when I saw a picture of what purports to be a factory authorized near copy … [Read more...]

The Speedster Sale That Shook The Collector Car World

by Wallace Wyss and David Lawrence Silver - When word filtered out that a 1957 356A Porsche Speedster had sold for $660,000 at auction, it was assumed by many that, ho hum, that had to be one of the rare 4-cam Carrera Speedsters. … [Read more...]

The Strange Romance Between Studebaker & Porsche

by Wallace Wyss - Y’know, when my publisher at Enthusiast Books asked me to revive my out-of-print book Porsche 356 Photo Album, I thought hey “How hard could it be?” with only four models, the pre-A, the A, the B and the C. But the more I dig … [Read more...]

The Italian Porsche 356s: Author Searches For Pictures Of Mystery Porsches

by Wallace Wyss - It all seemed so easy, originally. Writing a mere ten pages of Porsche 356 history improve the book in the re-issue of my book Porsche 356 Photo Album (Enthusiast Books). The original edition had only pictures and captions but … [Read more...]

The All Porsche Concours D’Elegance In Monterey In Full Color

by Mike - I am not a member of the Porsche Club of America even though I bought my first Porsche in 1982 and have owned a 1996 Carerra 911 Type 993 since new. I think it is time to join. This Concours today was part of The 59th Annual … [Read more...]