Here’s rare factory footage of two 1951 General Motors dream cars in action: The GM LeSabre and the Buick XP-300. Continue reading
Category Archives: Auto History
A Video Tribute to Jim Clark
On this day in 1968, the world of auto racing lost one of its most beloved champions. Please enjoy this short video tribute to Jim Clark. Continue reading
Happy Easter From Mac’s Motor City Garage
Mac’s Motor City Garage wishes you a wonderful holiday. Shown here is the American Motors Metropolitan Fifth Avenue, star of the 1960 New York Auto Show. Click to see more. Continue reading
Bookshelf: My Years With General Motors by Alfred P. Sloan, Jr.
If you want to learn the real story of how General Motors and the American auto industry were created, there’s no better place to start than with this book. Here’s a review. Continue reading
Video: The 1960 Corvair in Action
Check out this great Chevy promotional film that shows the all-new 1960 Corvair in action on the road, track, and swamp. It’s big fun. Continue reading
The Nash Metropolitan Story
The Nash Metropolitan was one of the smallest cars ever sold in America, and certainly one of the cutest. Read the story behind the adorable Nash puddle-jumper here. Continue reading
Video: The 1955 Le Mans Disaster
This two-minute newsreel from British Pathe reports on the most terrible disaster in motorsports history: the crash and fire at Le Mans in 1955 that claimed the lives of 84 people. Continue reading