by Wallace Wyss - Car artists have their favorites, sometimes too much. They like Porsches but hate Mercedes, or they like Italian cars but hate German cars. It’s like that. Having been a car artist since 2009, I gravitated toward Italian cars … [Read more...]
Design Critique: Bizzarrini 5300 Aperta Lusso
July 14, 2026 By 10 Comments
by Wallace Wyss - The new design is refreshingly similar to the original, not the targa but the body shape. The update of the interior is thankfully of the series II Bizzarrini not the originals with the deep holes for the gauges, like mouse … [Read more...]
Event Report: Beverly Hills Rodeo Drive Concours
July 11, 2026 By 4 Comments
by Wallace Wyss - The show is called "concours" but I take that as a loose description because nowhere did I see judges dutifully subtracting points for non original items. In fact I'd say this show has more non-originals than any other show … [Read more...]
Design Critique: BMW Speedtop
June 22, 2026 By 5 Comments
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...]
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