My Car Quest

November 26, 2024

A Few Bad Car Engines

by Wallace Wyss - We always hear about what a great design a designer did on a car, but it's funny I don't hear any reports on what a rotten design someone did on an engine. Until I caught a video on YouTube on that subject. So I'm naming a few … [Read more...]

The Best of France & Italy-2022: A Quick Buzz Through

by Wallace Wyss - I think this is a near perfect car show as far as being free of awards and judges fretting about--worrying over such details as did those wing nuts come in brass or aluminum? The Best of France and Italy is presented by the same … [Read more...]

Memories of a Motoring Scribe

The day our reporter learned about the demise of American Motors. by Wallace Wyss - It's all so fragmentary--little glimpses of being a motoring scribe come back to me. Cherished moments, some of them, others a nightmare (like the time … [Read more...]

The Seductive Appeal of Multiple Weber Carburetors

by Wallace Wyss - When I made my first engine painting (GTO engine six dual throat Webers) I picked that engine because it had real eye appeal, and ya gotta love it because each carb has two throats, so basically each of the twelve cylinders has … [Read more...]

Editorial: Self Driving – Tesla and Elon Musk in the Crosshairs

by Wallace Wyss - We all have that that stubborn uncle/dad/brother who has some obsession and no matter how much you try to steer them back on course they want to stick to their original idea. So it is with Elon Musk. What makes it different … [Read more...]

Events: Doin’ The Huff – October 22, 2022

Bo Huff Rockabilly Car Show (Huffarama) that is - San Manuel Stadium San Bernardino, California. Text by Wallace Wyss and photos by Richard Bartholomew - As an automotive reporter, I go to a lot of car shows. Some are sponsored by automakers, … [Read more...]