My Car Quest

October 2, 2025

A Biographer Looks Back

by Wallace Wyss -  I realized the other day that it it's been almost a half century, 47 years to be exact, since I published my first book, a  hard cover entitled Shelby's Wildlife; the Cobras and the Mustangs. It was a best seller, according … [Read more...]

Fiction: Dinner in Elko

by Wallace Wyss He'd been sickly and worried about whether he'd be up to making the party. Now he admitted it was hard to think of a guy 6' 2" tall, energetic as all hell, runnin' a race program or two, sitting around in bed with a … [Read more...]

Supercar Drivers Behaving Badly in Monterey

by Wallace Wyss -  I read in newspaper reports that, during Monterey Car Week, quite  a few owners of exotic cars did some stuff that would be considered "dangerous" on local roads. Not as bad as the "takeover" thing that occurs in Oakland and Los … [Read more...]

Concorso Italiano 2025 – Still With a Vibrant Spark

by Wallace Wyss -  I missed last year's Concorso Italiano, the first  under new ownership so I wondered how they are faring. I was reassured when I arrived at the 2025 event: still an all Italian car show and still at the Bayonet Golf Course near … [Read more...]

Opinion: When the End of the Road is Visible….

by Wallace Wyss I had a dear friend once, named Al, who retired, moved to Colorado and even while in his '70s, was enjoying a new girlfriend, new and old friends, and driving in turn his five cars, which varied from a hot rod to sports … [Read more...]

Design Discussion: 2027 Ferrari Amalfi

by Wallace Wyss - When you first see the Ferrari Amalfi (named after a delectable stretch along the West Coast of Italy) you say to yourself “That’s just the Roma all over again.” But it isn’t. It is, as I see it, like the Roma, yet another … [Read more...]