My Car Quest

December 21, 2024

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...]

Gemballa & RUF At the Drift Nirvana Car Show

by Derek Meluzio - Relationships with other car lovers and other like minded motorheads truly are what makes the car world so great. Even though the idea that the importance is more on the people and the relationships, and less about the car … [Read more...]

RUF Porsche Gathering at the 2022 Carlisle Import & Performance Nationals

Text and photos by Derek Meluzio - It all starts at the top. When the boss sets the tone and is a good person, the trickledown effect takes over and it bleeds through to all the aspects of a company. Alois Ruf Jr. took over the company that his … [Read more...]

RUF and Porsche Gathering at the 2021 Carlisle Import & Performance Nationals

Text and photos by Derek Meluzio - In the past I have heard other car enthusiasts tell me that as much as they love these beasts with four wheels that we enjoy, in the end it is more about the people than it is the cars. I always believed that … [Read more...]