Joseph Wherry - Auto Journalist - Ultimate Car Guy

From the back of one of his books:

“Joseph H. Wherry was born in Everett, Washington where his interest in things Indian began, and resulted, eventually in his writing the Totem Pole Indians and Indian Masks and Myths of the West.  The others of his 12 published books are all automotive, and among these are Economy Car Blitz, Antique and Classic Cars, The MG Story, The Jaguar Story, The Alfa Romeo Story, Automobiles of the World and now Concours d’Elegance.

He has been a contributor to Motor Trend and Road and Track magazines, and from 1956 to 1958 was the Detroit editor of Motor Travel.  He formerly tested cars for magazines and has driven virtually every make of car in current production, including several made in eastern Europe.  Of cars he has tested, his favorite was a 5-speed 170 mph Pegaso.

Mr. Wherry is a fine photographer and illustrates most of his works.  With his family, he now resides in California.”

Joe Wherry had one heck of a run in life….

For example, the pic above shows Wherry in Cuba in 1957, where he attended the running of the Cuban Gran Prix and drove around the country in a Fiat 100 TV. Wherry wrote a review of the car for Motor Trend magazine regarding the car.

Wherry's car files (pictures, docs, etc) landed on eBay a few years ago, but I only caught the last 6 months of the items offered for sale. I purchased a number of things that interested me, including all of the Jag files that popped up.