With 25 days until the 2013 Daytona 500, Mac’s Motor City Garage remembers a NASCAR great who never got his due: Tim Richmond.
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The Mike Kollins 1958 Duesenberg
Okay, you got us. There is no such thing as a 1958 Duesenberg. Such was simply the dream of the late Mike Kollins of Detroit, and we’ve bought into it, too.
Daytona 500 Countdown: Day minus 26
With 26 days until the green flag falls on the 2013 Daytona 500, MCG takes a fond look back at the most infamous car to wear the number 26: Junior Johnson’s ’66 Ford Galaxie, the creation known as the Yellow Banana. Continue reading
MCG Executive Briefing for Jan. 28, 2013
The late Steve McQueen’s beloved Moonlight Cream ’51 Chevy ragtop will be offered at no reserve at the Auctions America Fort Lauderdale event March 22-24. See this car biz news and more in today’s executive briefing.
Daytona 500 Countdown: day minus 28
Many top drivers have raced the number 28, from Cale Yarborough to Dale Jarrett. Maybe the most talented of them all was the Golden Boy, Fred Lorenzen.
Saturday Morning CarTune: Galaxie 500
Our musical selection this morning is from Texas musician Jim Heath, better known to his legion of psycholbilly fans as the Reverend Horton Heat, with his rave-up, “Galaxie 500.” Josh Miller photo Continue reading
Daytona 500 Countdown: day minus 30
Exactly 30 days from now, the green flag waves at the 2013 Daytona 500 and the NASCAR Sprint Cup season is on. See what we did here? Read on for more history on the number 30 in stock car racing.