by Wallace Wyss - I go to car shows for different reasons. Sometimes it's to shoot a rare car you hardly ever see because of its value--such as at the Casa Ferrari show in Pebble Beach where I hoped the 250GTO I saw was real (last I looked … [Read more...]
Artistic Considerations Facing a Photographer Attempting to Capture the Zeitgeist of a Route 66 Theme Car Show…
Why Is This One Luxury Body Style Forbidden?
by Wallace Wyss - If there is one style that all automakers steer away from in 2023, I'd say it is the landaulette. It gets its name from being first a landau, a French word for a folding top car. But also this was a model that the roof folded … [Read more...]
Concorso Italiano 2023
by Wallace Wyss - Concorso Italiano was another well planned show though had more of a cars-'n-coffee feel than say The Quail ($1000+ ticket) or Pebble beach (roughly $500 a ticket). The goal was to fill a couple of well manicured greens of the … [Read more...]
Editorial: Get Real, Elon…
by Wallace Wyss - Let's get real Elon. I am suggesting this because I am tired of seeing year after year, your pickup truck is almost ready. I say go hat-in-hand to Chevrolet and license the name and design of the El Camino which was a popular … [Read more...]
Casa Ferrari: A Free Ferrari Show
by Wallace Wyss - Ferrari is the most profitable automaker and some of that is no doubt due to astute marketing, knowing what events to tie in with. In North America they have zoomed in on the Pebble Beach Concours, an event that goes back … [Read more...]
Pebble Beach Concours 2023: More Spectacular Than Ever
by Wallace Wyss - The Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance is the most well known concours not only because it has been around since 1950 but because it's always innovating. There's always some surprise (come to think of it, have they had ice cream … [Read more...]
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