Presenting another authentic and awesome hot rod film short: Hot Rod Galahads from 1954. This one has a twist: It was produced not in Southern California but in Coral Gables, Florida. Join us for some vintage hot rod fun! Continue reading
Category Archives: Auto History
The Second Car in the City of Detroit: Henry Ford’s 1896 Quadricycle
REVISED AND EXPANDED In an earlier feature at Mac’s Motor City Garage, we told you of the first automobile to run on the streets of Detroit. Here is the second: Henry Ford’s Quadricycle. Continue reading
Video: The Day Lotus and Cosworth Changed Formula One Forever
This short film from 1967 records one of the pivotal moments in Formula One history: the debut of the Lotus 49 and the Ford-Cosworth DFV at the Dutch Grand Prix. Continue reading
Five Great Race Cars That Never Won The Indy 500
It seems almost unfair: Only one car can win the Indianapolis 500 each year. So here we celebrate five exceptional race cars that never triumphed at the greatest spectacle in racing. Continue reading
Detroit Dragway Reunion 2014
Southeast Michigan drag racers gathered at Milan Dragway this weekend to remember one of the area’s great race tracks, legendary Detroit Dragway. Here’s a report. Continue reading
The 10 Greatest Cars in Indy 500 History
Pull up a stool. It’s time for one of the great bench-racing debates: naming the greatest Indy cars of all time. Here’s our top 10. -Indianapolis Motor Speedway photo
Tex Smith’s Hot Rod XR6
Style setter or dead end? Mac’s Motor City Garage takes another look at Tex Smith’s Hot Rod Magazine XR6. Continue reading