My Car Quest

September 13, 2026

Record Auction Results in Monterey

by Mike Gulett - Monterey Car Week has just concluded and it was a very crowded week, even more than usual. I spent more than 45 minutes in traffic just getting out of Pebble Beach on Friday. The auctions were a very big success with a new … [Read more...]

One Ultrarare Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe at Auction in Pebble Beach

by Mike Gulett -  Coming up for auction at the Gooding Christie’s Pebble Beach Auction during Monterey Car Week is this very rare Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe - one of the original 6 not a replica. I admired the Cobra Daytona when I was a kid … [Read more...]

Remembering The Shelby Daytona Coupe

This article was originally published in October 2019. I thought it needed revisiting in light of the rare Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe up for auction this year during Monterey Car Week. Mike Gulett - Editor ~~~~ The Shelby Daytona Coupe beat the … [Read more...]

The Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe vs The Ferrari 250 GTO

I suspect we all sometimes wonder why certain car models have, over time, become more valuable that others, especially ones we have a connection to. I have, at times, contemplated why the Iso Grifo is more valuable than a Maserati Ghibli or Bora. … [Read more...]

Event Report: The 7th Annual Shelby Tribute

Gardena, CA May 5, 2019 Text and photos by Wallace Wyss - I hafta say that, having been somewhat around Shelby American back in the day (first visit 1965) I remember what it was like then. And it’s the same now, enthusiasm for the cars … [Read more...]

Event Report: The Petersen Shelby Show

by Wallace Wyss - At the Shelby tribute on January 5 and 6, 2019 at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles (hampered mightily on cruise-in day by an overnight rain), one question was answered definitively, that question being: Will the … [Read more...]