My Car Quest

March 18, 2024

Monteverdi’s Ferrari Coupe

He raced it, he rebodied it to his design but alas it’s back to a spyder. by Wallace Wyss - Ferrari is a firm that built its reputation on V12 cars. But to those new to the marque, it is always a surprise that there were four … [Read more...]

A Passion That Makes No Sense

by Wallace Wyss - Now sometimes you fall in love with a car and have to admit, on sobering up, that carrying a torch for that particular car makes no sense. This car is not fast. Four cylinders. British. That’s trouble enough already. … [Read more...]

The Missing Zagato Porsche 356 Carrera Speedster And Its Rebirth…

by Wallace Wyss - Zagato Carrozzeria is one of the most legendary Italian carrozzerias. Almost every larger sports car they did, such as the Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato, and the Zagato 250GT for Ferrari is today a much valued car but even the … [Read more...]

Ferrari 335 Sport Scaglietti For Sale At Auction

by Mike - Have you missed a big dollar Ferrari auction sale lately? I have and now in Paris on 5 February at the Rétromobile 2016 by Artcurial Motorcars there will be one, if it meets the reserve. This 1957 Ferrari 335 Sport Scaglietti has … [Read more...]

Random Memories Of Mike Hailwood And His Iso Grifo In South Africa

by Andre Loubser Firstly a somewhat circuitous route as to how I became involved with Mike Hailwood. In 1962, aged 22, I left Cape Town to join the export/sales division of the Porsche factory. A year later, much to my surprise, I was asked to … [Read more...]