My Car Quest

September 10, 2025

My Car Quest Artist Featured in Art Show

by Mike Gulett - Wallace Wyss, a frequent My Car Quest contributor with both words and art, reports three of his car paintings are now displayed at the Redlands Art Association gallery, for two weeks. Selected from over 100 works, Wyss … [Read more...]

The 1967 Ford Mach I Mustang: Where Racing Influenced The Breed

Even If Only The Prototype... by Wallace Wyss - Even though in 1967 Ford had a good deal of irons in the fire with the ol’ Snakemeister, Carroll Shelby, the existence of this car without a hint of involvement by Shelby is proof to me that … [Read more...]

Appreciating The Classic Karmann Ghia

by Wallace Wyss - Of all the cars I’ve owned, which includes two Mercedes 300SL Gullwings, a Ferrari GTC/4, a Ferrari 308GTS, etc... the one I miss most is the 1971 Karmann Ghia convertible. Why? Because it was dirt cheap to run, and it had … [Read more...]

A Car in the Barn

Wherein our columnist recalls his never ending hunt… by Wallace Wyss - I have for some years now refrained from advertising myself as a barn finder. There's a reason for that. In the old days I was married to a lady who worked for a … [Read more...]

The Bentley Continental SC Is A Future Collector Car

While reading my daily dose of cars up for auction on Bring a Trailer I saw a 1999 Bentley Continental SC and it reminded me of this article from Wallace Wyss originally published in September 2016. I have always been a fan of the Bentley Continental … [Read more...]

The Four Rotor Wankel Chevy Corvette Fib

Wherein our contributing historian is surprised to find a fib still being perpetuated... This article was originally published in March 2017 and is still fascinating today. Mike Gulett, Editor by Wallace Wyss - History is, well, … [Read more...]