by Wallace Wyss - Can a car designer go back in time and correct the things he didn't like on the car he designed that was put into production. According to the author of Tjaarda, a new biography, he can. Tom Tjaarda, some 35 years after he owned … [Read more...]
Black and White Photos: Worth Collecting?
August 5, 2021 By 4 Comments
by Wallace Wyss - While preparing for Monterey I came across some black and white photo handout shots. The originals are great--very glossy heavy paper, good for books. But car makers don't hand out black and white glossies anymore, so I don't … [Read more...]
The New Ferrari Monza SP2
July 31, 2021 By 1 Comment
Expect the Ferrari Monza SP2 to appear during Monterey Car Week. by Wallace Wyss - Ferrari is going to go down in history as one of the most clever car marketers. In the Ferrari Monza SP2, named after a close by racetrack that is key to … [Read more...]
Memories: A Pontiac Show
July 28, 2021 By 2 Comments
by Wallace Wyss - The venue was the Automobile Driving Museum, which is hidden away in an industrial building that is on Lairport (a pun?) as it's hard by the LAX airport. I surprised myself by wanting to go to it because I might be … [Read more...]
Design: Looking Back At The Pininfarina Sergio Concept
July 24, 2021 By 6 Comments
by Wallace Wyss - Now cars are supposed to have windscreens, right? So the Pininfarina Sergio Concept, a rare Ferrari introduced back in 2013, got away with running without a windscreen, they had the advantage of making a car look very dramatic … [Read more...]
New Drive: 2022 Volkswagen ID.4
July 21, 2021 By Leave a Comment
Who better to write it than a guy who's cool to electrics? by Wallace Wyss - Volkswagen is the brand that once scored big in America with the Beetle when American cars were huge, clunky and inefficient. You always wonder when are they gonna … [Read more...]
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