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Daytona 500 Countdown: day minus 21

Posted on February 3, 2013 by MCG

With 21 days remaining until the 2013 Daytona 500, Mac’s Motor City Garage honors the oldest continuously operating racing team in NASCAR: the Wood Brothers.  Continue reading →

Posted in Auto History, Motorsports | Tagged NASCAR, Sprint Cup

Daytona 500 Countdown: day minus 22

Posted on February 2, 2013 by MCG

With 22 days remaining until the 2013 Daytona 500, we recount some of the great cars and drivers sporting the number 22.  Continue reading →

Posted in Auto History, Motorsports | Tagged NASCAR

Video: McLaren unveils the MP4-28

Posted on February 1, 2013 by MCG

McLaren chose a historical theme for the introduction of its 2013 MP-28, producing an F1 launch that’s actually worth watching.  Continue reading →

Posted in Auto History, Motorsports | Tagged McLaren

Daytona 500 Countdown: day minus 25

Posted on January 30, 2013 by MCG

With 25 days until the 2013 Daytona 500, Mac’s Motor City Garage remembers a NASCAR great who never got his due: Tim Richmond.

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Posted in Auto History, Motorsports | Tagged NASCAR

The Mike Kollins 1958 Duesenberg

Posted on January 30, 2013 by MCG

Okay, you got us. There is no such thing as a 1958 Duesenberg. Such was simply the dream of the late Mike Kollins of Detroit, and we’ve bought into it, too.

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Posted in Auto History | Tagged Duesenberg

Daytona 500 Countdown: Day minus 26

Posted on January 29, 2013 by MCG

With 26 days until the green flag falls on the 2013 Daytona 500, MCG takes a fond look back at the most infamous car to wear the number 26: Junior Johnson’s ’66 Ford Galaxie, the creation known as the Yellow Banana.  Continue reading →

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Sixty years of Corvette

Posted on January 24, 2013 by MCG

With some help from the GM photo archives, MCG takes a look back at six decades of Corvette history—and what the future might hold for America’s sports car.

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Posted in Auto History, Industry News | Tagged 2014 Corvette Stingray

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