Join author Wyss as he takes you behind-the-scenes on missions with barn
finders the world over. Author Wyss, well known for books on Cobras,
Ferraris, Corvettes, etc. focuses on selecting only the most
eye-opening, jaw-dropping, eyebrow-raising stories regardless of marque
because, as he says: "I'm here to tell the story of The Hunt." Here are
just a few of the "can-you-believe-it?" stories: -a genuine big block
Cobra stolen and dumped in the Erie Canal after a fatal accident -a
mailman in France buys a Ferrari that he can’t afford. He reluctantly
sells it and today it’s worth over $38 million dollars! -a purebred F1
Ferrari single-seater is rebodied by some New Zealanders into a wanna-be
250GTO. -a Porsche factory 356 four cam race car--one of only two
built--is being piloted through Paris when the engine blows. The owner
sells it in exchange for a $200 plane ticket back to Portugal! Movie
stars and celebrities get their share of ink too, with stories on Diana
Dors' delicious Delahaye, Elvis Presley’s BMW 507 and Steve McQueen’s
Ferrari NART Spyder. Plus, there are stories of cars Wyss says could
still be out there... million dollar cars such as the pair of
lightweight 1957 Mercedes 300SLS roadsters raced by Paul O’Shea; James
Dean’s white pre-A Porsche 356 Speedster or the Corvette XP700 “dream
car”. Wallace Wyss is a native of Detroit who recalls first seeing
Porsche 356 cars racing on the frozen ice of Lake Orion, Michigan.
Little did he know that a half century later, he would be chronicling
their history. After stints as a soldier, public relations man, and
Montana cowboy (really!), he enjoyed a career as an ad copywriter,
writing Corvette and Camaro ads during the original Muscle Car era. His
foray into journalism began with a staff job at Motor Trend, before he
set up shop as an independent author and publisher. He has published
fifteen automotive histories, including the Incredible Barn Finds series
(Enthusiast Books), and one novel. In 2009 he picked up a paint brush
for the first time, and you can occasionally find his fine art in
galleries on the West Coast. Along the way, he barn-found and restored
such cars as two Mercedes gulllwings, a Ferrari 365GTC/4, and a Porsche
356 Convertible D.
