by Wallace Wyss - I knew there was an Elvis from Tupelo, Mississippi well before I knew there was an Alvis car from England. In fact I had never seen an Alvis car until I came to California in the late '60s and saw a couple at concours events. I … [Read more...]
A Porsche 356 Mystery Car?
May 14, 2022 By 5 Comments
Is it the Holy Grail of Lost 356 Prototypes or just another VW-based custom? by Wallace Wyss - Back at the beginning of Porsche, you might say all options were open because, at that converted sawmill in Gmund that they were using for … [Read more...]
Ferrari Plans Ferrari Only Parade and Ferrari Only Show at Monterey
May 12, 2022 By 10 Comments
by Wallace Wyss - Things they are a-changing'. Ferrari is showing more moxie at Monterey Car Week in 2022 with their Ferrari-only parade and Ferrari-only car show taking place the day before the Pebble Beach Concours. I don't know if just … [Read more...]
An Artist Chronicles His Favorite Ferrari Race Cars
May 3, 2022 By Leave a Comment
by Wallace Wyss - I first became interested in Ferraris in the '60s when I moved to California from Michigan and was astonished to see Ferrari race cars like a 412P, a 250LM and a 250 GTO on the street. When I had a chance at various … [Read more...]
Editorial: What Price Originality?
April 28, 2022 By 8 Comments
by Wallace Wyss - You see a couple of real Cobras and lots of replica Cobras at cars-n-coffee events on the West Coast, but one that always stops people in their tracks is the original CSX 3047 owned by a LaCanada/Flintridge collector. … [Read more...]
Car Parts That I Love
April 11, 2022 By 2 Comments
by Wallace Wyss - Someday if the EV'ers are right, the last ICE car will be hunted down and melted to make an EV. But I will have fond memories. Sometimes it's not the whole car I like. It's one little part. So just as the Academy … [Read more...]
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