My Car Quest

March 19, 2024

Fifteen Reasons Why We Want A Collector Car

by Mike Gulett - As I have recently wrote about in What's Next? I am searching for a new collector car, or a modern car that will be a future collector car. Portions of this article were originally published in November 2014, which means … [Read more...]

Fifteen Reasons Why We Buy a Used Car (Classic Car)

by Mike Gulett - We have different reasons why we like certain car makes and models. We like some cars in a way that we want to own one and we like other cars in a way that we admire the art, the engineering, the shape or maybe the color but have … [Read more...]

Built By Yamaha For Toyota – The First Japanese Super Car

by Mike - The Toyota 2000GT was Toyota's, and Japan's, first grand touring car and first super car. First shown at the Tokyo Motor Show in 1965, the 2000GT was produced for Toyota by Yamaha between 1967 and 1970. It was well … [Read more...]

More Photos From The Rodeo Drive Concours d’Elegance 2016

by Mike - One expects an event held on Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills, California to be elegant, fashionable and possibly expensive depending on how much time one spends in the shops instead of looking at the beuatiful cars and … [Read more...]

Comparing Some Monterey Auction Results To The Hagerty Price Guide

by Mike - I find it interesting to compare actual sales results with my favorite classic car price guide - the Hagerty Price Guide. I randomly selected cars from the recent auctions in Monterey by Gooding and RM. I then looked up the same … [Read more...]

With Perfect Timing A Toyota 2000GT Is Crushed By A Tree

by Mike - From the Japanese Nostalgic Car web site, There were only 337 production examples of the Toyota 2000GT built. Now there’s one less. At about 9:00 am this morning in the Gokayama area of Toyama Prefecture, the classic flagship car … [Read more...]