Beautiful autumn weather and a few hundred of the most unusual vintage cars you can find anywhere: Is there a more enjoyable way to spend a Sunday? Here’s our report from the annual Ypsilanti Orphan Car Show in Riverside Park. Continue reading
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MCG Executive Briefing for September 17, 2018
Contemporary American performance cars dominated the results at the Mecum Louisville auction, led by this 2018 Dodge Challenger Demon at $132,000. Get all the latest auto industry news in the Executive Briefing. Continue reading
Video: Inside an 11,000-Horsepower Top Fuel Engine
Thanks to the Redline Rebuild team at Hagerty, we’ve got a detailed look inside a current Top Fuel engine in all its nitro-burning, 11,000 horsepower glory. Check this out. Continue reading
Rear-Engine Wonder: Harley Earl’s 1948 GM Corsair
In the late 1940s, the Motor City’s auto designers went far outside the box with their idea cars and prototypes. Here’s one intriguing example: the streamlined, rear-engine 1948 Corsair from Harley Earl and General Motors. Continue reading
MCG Executive Briefing for September 14, 2018
Finding a new home at $1.78 million USD, this 1964 Cobra 289 Competition Roadster was the top seller at the RM Sotheby’s Goodwood Revival auction. Get all the latest automotive news in the Executive Briefing.
Preview: 2018 Ypsilanti Orphan Car Show
Pencil this into your calendar for Sunday, September 16: The finest vintage car event of its ilk, the Ypsilanti Orphan Car Show. Here’s an advance with all the necessary info and a preview photo gallery. Continue reading
Video: NASCAR 1958 Southern 500
On September 1, 1958, Fireball Roberts scored his first Southern 500 win at Darlington Raceway driving a year-old Chevrolet. Here’s an excellent period film report on the popular victory. Continue reading