In this three-minute film clip, watch TV Tommy Ivo assemble his tube-framed dragster and install a supercharged, nitro-guzzling Chrysler hemi V8. Here’s a rare and special look at drag racing machinery circa 1965, check it out. Continue reading
Category Archives: Auto History
Jim McCraw visits the 2015 California Hot Rod Reunion
With words and photos, veteran automotive journalist Jim McCraw reports from one of the premier events of the vintage drag racing movement, the California Hot Rod Reunion. This time he’s taken a close-up perspective—check it out. Continue reading
1963 Corvette Sting Ray: Biography of a Sports Car
Here’s a rare 1963 General Motors film showcasing the design and development of the all-new Corvette Sting Ray—includes a look inside the GM Technical Center and a visit with Mr. Corvette, Zora Arkus-Duntov. Enjoy! Continue reading
Cars of the Ohio State Highway Patrol
The State Highway Patrol of Ohio has used all manner of interesting vehicles for pursuit duty over the years. Here’s a quick historical survey. Continue reading
Engine or Motor? An 1896 Perspective
What is the correct term for the internal combustion powerplant that propels an automobile? Should we call it an engine or a motor? Is either term acceptable, or neither? Here’s the view of one magazine editor in 1896, and his take may surprise you. Continue reading
The Year in Cars: 1952
Mac’s Motor City Garage presents another formative and challenging year for the American automobile industry: 1952. Here’s the full story for ’52, told with rare facts and seldom-seen photos. Continue reading
Video: Step up With the 1962 Studebaker
Can a Studebaker be sexy? You bet, said the carmaker, especially when the Studebaker is a sporty new Lark convertible. In this three-minute promotional clip, the ’62 Lark is touted as the hottest car in town. Watch this. Continue reading