by Wallace Wyss - Peter Mullin (aged 82) has died at his home in one of the most scenic places in California-- Big Sur. He had been ill for over a year, absent from Pebble Beach, many other events and his own Museum. His wife gamely continued to … [Read more...]
Artistic Considerations Facing a Photographer Attempting to Capture the Zeitgeist of a Route 66 Theme Car Show…
September 19, 2023 By 2 Comments
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...]
Why Is This One Luxury Body Style Forbidden?
September 12, 2023 By 10 Comments
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
September 8, 2023 By 1 Comment
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…
September 5, 2023 By 1 Comment
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
September 2, 2023 By 1 Comment
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...]
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