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Category Archives: Auto History
Dreams and Nightmares — the American Motors Edition
American Motors is remembered today mainly for plain, boring economy cars. But in the AMC styling studios, at least, there was plenty of excitement. MCG takes a long look back at American Motors design with a big photo gallery. Continue reading
A Visit to the Ford Piquette Avenue Plant and Museum
MCG pays a visit to a great Detroit historic landmark and one of America’s top car guy destinations: the Ford Piquette Avenue plant. Continue reading
Video: Mother of all barn finds — the Lambrecht Chevrolet collection
Here’s a video glimpse of the Lambrecht collection, the Nebraska barn find—including more than 50 new, unregistered Chevrolet cars and trucks—that has the entire internet agog. Continue reading
Video: the 1957 Daytona Beach races
Don’t miss this. Here’s bright, clear film-to-video of the beach racing at Daytona in 1957. Continue reading
Jim McCraw: Vintage Indy racers return to the Speedway
Along with the Indianapolis 500, the greatest spectacle in racing, there’s a great historic Indy car show at the Speedway each May. Veteran automotive journalist Jim McCraw was there to give us a full report. Continue reading
A tour of the vintage racing paddock with Rick Voegelin
We’re in for a real treat today. Motorsports veteran and MCG contributor Rick Voegelin has been cruising the pits at the West Coast historic racing events with his camera. Here’s his report. Continue reading