by Wallace Wyss - Being Swiss American, I always look for examples of Swiss who accomplished something. I was always a car guy so became a fan of Bob Lutz who I once met at Pebble Beach when he and Tom Gale, Chrysler's design VP, were … [Read more...]
Editorial: Rolls Royce Dawn and Wraith Fading Away
May 18, 2021 By Leave a Comment
Come the Dawn...er, maybe not... by Wallace Wyss - Some things seem eternal. Like triumphant troops marching down Main Street after a war. But when I heard Rolls Royce is stopping importing the convertible Dawn and the two door Wraith … [Read more...]
How To Make a Ferrari Look Better: Vandenbrink Shooting Brake
May 17, 2021 By 7 Comments
by Wallace Wyss - The car is based on the Ferrari 612 Scaglietti. The "shooting brake" name came from when M'Lords and Ladies in Blighty wanted to go out on their land and down some pheasants and maybe the guns would scare the horses so they … [Read more...]
Matte Finish Paint- Is It Worth It?
May 15, 2021 By 8 Comments
Wherein our correspondent ponders embracing the trend... by Wallace Wyss - As a guy who looks at a whole lotta cars in my travels, I have seen about every type of paint available. Having recently piloted a Mercedes E53 AMG Cabriolet with flat … [Read more...]
A Car Guy’s Tales From Hollywood
May 13, 2021 By 3 Comments
Deep in the My Car Quest archives I rediscovered this Wallace Wyss classic from 2016. A story like most of us have never experienced, nor likely will. A real life noir story about a real car writer and would be Hollywood writer. Maybe the noir … [Read more...]
The First De Tomaso Mangusta Sold Long Ago – Where Is It Now?
May 10, 2021 By 3 Comments
by Wallace Wyss - Prototypes are sold if the automaker goes out of business. That's the hard truth of what happened to the first De Tomaso Mangusta, which was sold, as were all the rest of the prototypes. I'd like to see it again in its … [Read more...]
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