The Ford soybean car: Scam or hoax? Only 72 years late, Mac’s Motor City Garage rips the lid off the controversy with this probing investigative report. Continue reading
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Detroit Autorama Preview: All the Ridler Award Winners 1964–2014
The Detroit Autorama is coming this weekend. To celebrate, here’s a big photo gallery with all 51 Ridler Award winners from 1964 to 2014. Continue reading
Video: Mr. Ed pitches the 1963 Studebaker Wagonaire
Set your time machines for the 1960s. We’re going to visit TV’s talking horse, Mr. Ed, and check out the new 1963 Studebaker Wagonaire. Continue reading
MCG Executive Briefing for March 2, 2015
Parked in the owner’s den for 33 years, this 1967 Ferrari 275 GTB/4 is now headed for auction at the Gooding and Company Amelia Island sale, where it could bring up to $3.8 million. Get all the latest auto industry news in the Executive Briefing. Continue reading
MCG Executive Briefing for February 27, 2015
In advance of the Geneva Auto Show, Audi has unveiled its second-generation R8 line, which includes 5.2-liter V10 models in both 540 hp and 610 hp tune. Get all the latest auto industry news in the Executive Briefing. Continue reading
Video: Chrysler at the 1933 Chicago World’s Fair
This short film piece features Chrysler’s presentation at the International Century of Progress Exposition, known to all as the 1933 Chicago World’s Fair. Includes some fancy thrill driving—watch.
A V8 That Never Was: the Kaiser-Frazer 288
Think you’ve seen everything in American V8s? Here’s one that never saw the light of day: the 1951 Kaiser-Frazer 288. Continue reading