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Crazy Custom Car Carriers

Posted on January 23, 2014 by MCG

The weirder they are, the better we like them. Here’s an assortment of unusual car carriers from around the world.  Continue reading →

Posted in Auto History | Tagged car carriers

Six Great Unsung Hot Rods of Yesteryear

Posted on January 22, 2014 by MCG

Here are six fabulous but forgotten cars from the golden age of hot rodding. Can you help to identify them?  Continue reading →

Posted in Auto History, Hot Rods

A Closer Look at the 1924 Packard Single Eight

Posted on January 21, 2014 by MCG

In the summer of 1923, there was a war on in the Motor City: Cadillac, Lincoln and Packard were battling to build America’s most advanced luxury cars. Packard’s contribution was the innovative 1924 Single Eight.   Continue reading →

Posted in Auto History, Design, Technology

Video: Road Runners–an early ’50s hot rodding film

Posted on January 20, 2014 by MCG

This great old promotional film from 1952 shows original hot rods in action all over Southern California—on the street, at the Santa Ana drag strip, and on the El Mirage dry lake. Don’t miss it!  Continue reading →

Posted in Auto History, Hot Rods | Tagged El Mirage

Eight Things Worth Knowing About Henry Ford and the Five-Dollar Day

Posted on January 12, 2014 by MCG

With the 100th anniversary of the five-dollar day this past week, Henry Ford’s revolutionary move was back in the news, briefly. Here’s a little more to the story.  Continue reading →

Posted in Auto History | Tagged Five-Dollar Day, Henry Ford

Video: 1971 Mid-Ohio Can-Am action

Posted on January 11, 2014 by MCG

We can’t relive the past, but we can revisit it now and then. Here’s some great action from the glory days of the Can-Am series at Mid-Ohio in 1971.  Continue reading →

Posted in Auto History, Motorsports | Tagged Can-Am, Mid-Ohio

Video: 1/5 scale model Merlin engine

Posted on January 8, 2014 by MCG

Just for fun, here’s a special version of an aviation legend. This Rolls-Royce Merlin was built in authentic 1:5 scale, and it runs like magic. Watch.  Continue reading →

Posted in Auto History, Technology | Tagged Rolls-Royce Merlin

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