by Wallace Wyss - I thought the first Rolls Royce custom boat tail, built for a special client, was a bit too fancy by far but, Egad, man, they've done it again and this time it's even more over the top! But the pictures shot at the … [Read more...]
Happy Birthday Giotto Bizzarrini!
June 6, 2022 By Leave a Comment
by Wallace Wyss - Giotto Bizzarrini was born June 6, 1926 in Quercianella, Livorno Province, Italy to a wealthy family. His grandfather had worked with Marconi on a little idea called the telegraph so inventing was a family tradition. He is well … [Read more...]
Design Critique: Mercedes Benz AMG Vision
June 6, 2022 By Leave a Comment
by Wallace Wyss - It's called the Vision AMG. No specs, but here's a design critique. FRONT Reminiscent of previous AMG creations except more trick lighting of the grille as it's driving. Grille cavity recalls early ('52) 300SL … [Read more...]
Porsche Panamera Hybrid
June 2, 2022 By 1 Comment
Text and photos by Wallace Wyss - When you get up in this price range, there’s lot of offerings but it pays to know what suits your needs. I wasn’t buying one, just test driving, but it appears to be almost the ultimate choice between driving, … [Read more...]
Classics: 1950 Daimler DE36 “Green Goddess”
May 28, 2022 By Leave a Comment
by Wallace Wyss - A car this swoopy--this lie-down-on-the-couch and have a martini look--shouldn't have existed in the postwar age. But it did. The Daimler was a rival to Bentley, Rolls and Mercedes. Only seven of this body style were built, and … [Read more...]
1938 International Harvester
May 24, 2022 By 2 Comments
Text and photos by Wallace Wyss - You know those scenes in the old Westerns about the cavalry where some guy--maybe Charleton Heston--is getting stripped of his badges of rank and busted down to private first class? Well, I think when I put … [Read more...]
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