Bitten by the same bug that inspired Rolls to make the Nightingale, BMW retrogresses to wagons, er, shooting brakes... by Wallace Wyss - What is it with these European automakers? They meet a few high rollers at a posh concours and then assume … [Read more...]
San Marino Motor Classic – 2026
June 19, 2026 By 5 Comments
by Wallace Wyss - San Marino is a posh community carved out of Pasadena and it is a fitting location for a concours d'elegance. I would rate the San Marino Motor Classic as a good warm up for Pebble Beach--many of the same car models but always … [Read more...]
Pasadena Art Center Invitational
June 6, 2026 By 5 Comments
Text by Wallace Wyss - Photographs by Richard Bartholowmew and Wallace Wyss - I was a little wrong on this one in my advance story, I thought t was all going to be Italian cars. There were in fact British cars, American cars, and even some … [Read more...]
Events: San Marino Moves its Concours Up Two Months Earlier…
June 4, 2026 By 1 Comment
by Wallace Wyss - In a long awaited move to minimize the heat of summer at past San Marino Motor Classic they moved the date forward so now it's a two part event taking place starting Saturday June 13th and going into the show itself Sunday June … [Read more...]
Editorial: Ferrari’s Big Gamble
May 30, 2026 By 3 Comments
by Wallace Wyss – Ferrari has been playing a crafty game. For example requiring buyers of the bespoke modified SP cars to already own several rare Ferraris to see if they qualify. When they debuted their first all electric vehicle, the … [Read more...]
Design Critique: Ferrari Luce EV
May 28, 2026 By 9 Comments
by Wallace Wyss - It seems contradictory--here's Ferrari, a company famous for its piston engines, making an electric vehicle. Methinks they did it in case the Greens got anti-internal combustion laws passed. They wanted to keep their showroom … [Read more...]
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