Three years ago yesterday I published this story from Wallace Wyss about an Italian GT one-off designed by American Tom Tjaarda. Now Wallace is happy to report the car has been found and is coming up for auction at the Artcurial auction on February 8 … [Read more...]
Book Review: Extreme Panteras
May 11, 2018 By 2 Comments
Review by Wallace Wyss - Title: Extreme Panteras Authors: David and Linda Adler Foreward by Tom Tjaarda Binding: Hardbound Format: Horizontal Size: 11” x 8.5” Length: 304 pg. Price: $89.95 Publisher: Adler … [Read more...]
The 1967 Ferrari 365GT California Spyder
June 14, 2017 By 4 Comments
by Wallace Wyss - Ferrari was a bit snobby at times, being “two tiered” in that they had the regular catalog models anybody could buy and then, if you were a VIP or a Royal, you could order something special, something limited edition. … [Read more...]
In Tribute: Tom Tjaarda , Car Designer
June 5, 2017 By 2 Comments
by Wallace Wyss - Tom Tjaarda just died in Italy. His name brings back a lot of memories. Back in 1970, I had just signed on at Motor Trend as a staff member when they told me to get down to LAX and get on a plane for Detroit to see a new … [Read more...]
The Sad Last Days of De Tomaso
May 26, 2017 By 12 Comments
These pictures may provoke more questions than answers... by Wallace Wyss - In an ideal world, I’d like to think that, when an automaker phases out production, and hangs it up, that all is done neatly, with the final car rolling out of … [Read more...]
The Mystery Ghia Volkswagen by Karmann
April 11, 2016 By 7 Comments
by Wallace Wyss - As a former owner of a Volkswagen Karmann Ghia convertible, which to me was better than the Porsche Convertible D I owned, so I sold the Porsche, (big mistake appreciation wise, I’ll admit). I am always interested in the … [Read more...]
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