by Wallace Wyss The Ferrari Testarossa name goes back a long way. Supposedly it came about when they had a new racing car prototype and in the shop it was referred to as "the red car". Testa Rossa means "red head" in Italian (originally two … [Read more...]
A Biographer Looks Back
September 27, 2025 By 5 Comments
by Wallace Wyss - I realized the other day that it it's been almost a half century, 47 years to be exact, since I published my first book, a hard cover entitled Shelby's Wildlife; the Cobras and the Mustangs. It was a best seller, according … [Read more...]
Fiction: Dinner in Elko
September 9, 2025 By 1 Comment
by Wallace Wyss He'd been sickly and worried about whether he'd be up to making the party. Now he admitted it was hard to think of a guy 6' 2" tall, energetic as all hell, runnin' a race program or two, sitting around in bed with a … [Read more...]
Supercar Drivers Behaving Badly in Monterey
September 1, 2025 By 12 Comments
by Wallace Wyss - I read in newspaper reports that, during Monterey Car Week, quite a few owners of exotic cars did some stuff that would be considered "dangerous" on local roads. Not as bad as the "takeover" thing that occurs in Oakland and Los … [Read more...]
Concorso Italiano 2025 – Still With a Vibrant Spark
August 25, 2025 By 5 Comments
by Wallace Wyss - I missed last year's Concorso Italiano, the first under new ownership so I wondered how they are faring. I was reassured when I arrived at the 2025 event: still an all Italian car show and still at the Bayonet Golf Course near … [Read more...]
Opinion: When the End of the Road is Visible….
July 31, 2025 By Leave a Comment
by Wallace Wyss I had a dear friend once, named Al, who retired, moved to Colorado and even while in his '70s, was enjoying a new girlfriend, new and old friends, and driving in turn his five cars, which varied from a hot rod to sports … [Read more...]
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