by Wallace Wyss - No, not the ranch I work at now (part time, selecting thoroughbreds) but one that's morphed from a potato farm into into a famous hotel and restaurant. One reason I like to go to Monterey during Car Week is to have dinner at … [Read more...]
Design Critique: Aston Martin DB12
July 7, 2023 By 3 Comments
by Wallace Wyss - Way back when James Bond was still driving Astons he had I think, at various times, a DB4, DB7 etc. Now we are up in Aston Martin terminology to a DB12. They say it's all new but it has strong resemblances to previous models. … [Read more...]
Beverly Hills Father’s Day Car Show
June 26, 2023 By 7 Comments
Text and photos by Wallace Wyss - If you are used to full blown concours like Pebble Beach, then the Beverly Hills Father's Day show held on Sunday June 18 on Father's Day in Beverly Hills, the Rodeo Drive® Concours d’Elegance, is more of … [Read more...]
Design Critique: Mercedes-Benz Vision One-Eleven
June 19, 2023 By 1 Comment
This Mercedes concept design is a homage to their 1960s C-111 prototype. by Wallace Wyss - Mercedes-Benz recently unveiled the Vision One-Eleven, an electric homage to the gillinged metallic orange C111 experimental supercar first shown … [Read more...]
Editorial: Tesla vs Detroit
June 14, 2023 By 9 Comments
Tesla Wins Another Round. by Wallace Wyss - This battle never was of forces evenly matched. Tesla started out almost in somebody's garage like Apple, but they always had a different mission--to electrify the automobile industry. Detroit … [Read more...]
Ferrari 250LM Artist’s History
June 7, 2023 By 3 Comments
by Wallace Wyss - A lot of the cars I paint in oil on canvas I only have a scant memory of but some I've seen in person. When I first moved to California to stay (having worked the summer of '65 for Motor Trend) in 1970 I started attending … [Read more...]
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