At the northeast corner of Mack Avenue and Beaufait Street in old Detroit stands an important piece of Motor City history, the Aerocar/Hudson plant. Let’s pay a visit.
Category Archives: Auto History
Rick Voegelin visits Canepa Cars & Coffee
A word of advice: Go easy on the caffeine at Canepa Cars & Coffee. There’s already enough stimulants of the automotive kind when Bruce Canepa hosts the monthly open house at his automotive wonderland. -Story and photos by Rick Voegelin
Video: Carl Edwards drives the 1901 Ford Sweepstakes Racer
NASCAR driver Carl Edwards recently took the 1901 Ford Sweepstakes racer for a spin. Let’s ride along for a history lesson on the car that launched Henry Ford’s automotive career. Continue reading
Video: The New Ford V8 for 1935
This short Ford promotional film from 1935 charts the changes in America’s favorite V8 car that year. Includes some great scenes—have a look. Continue reading
Millers at Milwaukee 2013
Here’s a giant photo essay from day one of the 19th annual Millers at Milwaukee meet at the historic Milwaukee Mile. Continue reading
Video: 1957 New York Auto Show
This just in! Bringing you the very latest news of the auto industry, Mac’s Motor City Garage presents this late-breaking newsreel footage from the 1957 New York Auto Show. Continue reading
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