As you know, here at Mac’s Motor City Garage we’re fascinated with the Edsel, the auto industry’s most fabulous flop. This original Edsel commercial provides some wonderful insights into the disaster—watch. Continue reading
Category Archives: Auto History
St. John’s Concours 2016
Here’s MCG’s report from this past weekend’s 2016 Concours d’Elegance of America in Plymouth, Michigan, better known as the St. John’s Concours, including a giant photo gallery. Continue reading
Historic Hot Rod: The Arnett-Granatelli-Couch ’34 Coupe
Built by the legendary Joaquin Arnett and modified by Andy Granatelli, this hot rod first burned rubber over 60 years ago. Let’s take a closer look at the Bill Couch ’34 Ford Coupe. Continue reading
Video: A Short History of GM’s Holden Division, 1963
Produced in 1963, this factory promotional reel tells the story of one GM’s lesser-known—to Americans, anyway—divisions, Holden of Australia. It’s a great story, watch. Continue reading
The Fabulous 1961 Buick Flamingo
Buick’s entry in the final General Motors Motorama of 1961 was an Electra 225 convertible with several novel features, including a flamboyant custom paint job in shocking, shocking pink. Here’s the fabulous Buick Flamingo. Continue reading
Video: Cosworth and Lotus Change the Formula 1 World, 1967
REVISED AND UPDATED — This short film from 1967 records a pivotal moment in F1 history: the debut of the Lotus 49 and the Ford-Cosworth DFV at the Dutch Grand Prix. Racing would never again be the same. Watch. Continue reading
Five Far-Out Pontiac Concepts That Never Came To Be
For decades, GM’s Pontiac division carried the flag for the automaker as a youth, style, and performance leader. These five dream cars and concepts from the years 1955 to 2000 Illustrate where some of that style came from. Continue reading