EDITORIAL: GM announces it will sell only vehicles that have zero tailpipe emissions by 2035: Not so fast, says Wyss... by Wallace Wyss - We’re all supposed to be cheering that General Motors wants to end sales of gas and diesel engine … [Read more...]
General Motors to Phase Out Petroleum-Powered Cars and Trucks by 2035
February 1, 2021 By 15 Comments
Ragin’ Rivolta: A Ready to Race Iso Rivolta Race Car
January 29, 2021 By 3 Comments
by Wallace Wyss - Yes, Virginia there is a Santa Claus. And there is as well a racing Iso Rivolta. Not just the one I saw at the Monterey Historics but one that has raced in recent years in European classic car events. I have new respect for the … [Read more...]
Confessions: My (Near) Royal Experience
January 26, 2021 By 8 Comments
My first experience with a pre-war V12 Rolls-Royce Phantom III. by Wallace Wyss - The worst thing you can be as a car enthusiast is to be a know-it-all. Especially if you don't know much. So I am embarrassed, retroactively, about the … [Read more...]
The Iso Grifo Spider: A Mystifying Recent Sighting
January 21, 2021 By 5 Comments
by Wallace Wyss - Iso Grifo Spider Story Part 1 Originally Renzo Rivolta, founder of Iso in Italy, thought an open car would be a good companion for the Iso Grifo coupe. And so a one off Spider was made. It is not known if that too was … [Read more...]
Jerry Wiegert: A Man Who Tried…
January 19, 2021 By 8 Comments
by Wallace Wyss - I remember when I was moving from Michigan to California in the late '60s, a girlfriend said "Ya oughta look up a guy I know from Bad Axe, named Jerry Wiegert. He was gonna go to California and build his own car." I'm … [Read more...]
An Iso Rivolta Restomod
January 14, 2021 By 7 Comments
by Wallace Wyss - Now I don't go to the SEMA show because I don't like all that walking. And now during the pandemic maybe it's not being held. But back in 2019 they had the show of specialty automotive equipment and as part of the show some … [Read more...]
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