Posted on 20 May 2013
ARTIST INTERVIEW: WALLACE WYSS, FERRARI AFICINADO Wallace Wyss is a fine artist on the Left Coast who specializes in depicting European sports cars of the ‘50s and ‘60s. He actually has no degree in art, but says he is “primitive” and self-taught, and thus is not using what he calls the “high falutin’ vernacular” [...] Continue Reading...
Posted on 20 May 2013
Wallace Wyss on the GT40 Text & Illustration: Wallace Wyss Most people know the GT40 as a coupe but I’m here to tell you that there were in fact factory-built Ford GT40 roadsters. We haven’t been able to confirm how many, most say five 108; 109; 111 and 112 – all small block 289-powered versions. [...] Continue Reading...
by Franque Amundsen I spotted this car with my wife on the way down the mountain from Arapahoe Basin in Colorado. These 918s are so rogue looking that I almost forgot about it. I thought it was a Lotus on first glance; and am more than happy I pulled over to take a photo. [...] [...more]
Lola T70 The Design Development & Racing History by John Starkey and Frances Varini Review by Wallace Wyss Some car writers wander around the spectrum, covering many marques of cars, but John Starkey seems to have homed in on the T70. This is at least his third book on the subject and more of a [...] [...more]
Dean Jeffries , RIP By Wallace Wyss In the beginning there were distinct parting of the ways; the sports car people went their way; the hot rodders went theirs and then there were the customizers. Dean Jeffries, who died May 5 at the age of 80 was a man whose life intersected all these [...] [...more]
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