With 25 days until the 2013 Daytona 500, Mac’s Motor City Garage remembers a NASCAR great who never got his due: Tim Richmond.
Category Archives: Auto History
The Mike Kollins 1958 Duesenberg
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.
Daytona 500 Countdown: Day minus 26
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
Sixty years of Corvette
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.
Motor City History: The Murray Body Plant
With the launch of the new 2014 Corvette, an interesting piece of Motor City history was suddenly back in the spotlight: the former Murray body plant, known today as the Russell Industrial Center. Let’s take a tour. Photo by Steve Fecht for Chevrolet
MCG Car Spotter’s Guide to the 1955-64 Pontiac
This MCG Car Spotter’s Guide spotlights what many regard as the golden age of full-size Pontiacs: the years 1955 though 1964. Continue reading
A visit to the Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum
Here’s Rick Voegelin with a guided tour of the Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum in Pomona, California. Continue reading