My Car Quest

February 28, 2025

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...]

The Lincoln Model L100 Concept

Coulda Killed the Cadillac Celestiq... by Wallace Wyss - I pity some VP at Ford if the $300,000 Cadillac Celestiq is a success. Because Lincoln had a competitor of similar size and shape but didn’t green light it. They claim the … [Read more...]

Gray Market Memories

by Wallace Wyss - I suspect enough time has gone by now that youngins reading this won't know what "gray market" means. What it means is that, back in the '70s, when the US Gum'mint came out with a lot of laws about seat belts and side door … [Read more...]

Editorial: Too Smart by Half….

by Wallace Wyss - Well, some car pictures hurt when I see them, like little slings and arrows. Mike Gulett's picture of a Ghia Cadillac hurt because I think I missed a chance to buy one because I was, as the Brits say "too smart by half" which … [Read more...]