It’s huge! Presenting the most recent addition to the Car Spotter’s Guide series at Mac’s Motor City Garage: Here we tackle the 1932 to 1942 Chevrolet passenger car line. These were some of America’s most popular cars in their day, so let’s dive in. Continue reading
Category Archives: Auto History
Jim McCraw asks: What now, Lincoln?
MCG contributor Jim McCraw has been covering the automotive beat for over 40 years now, and he has a question: What’s up with Lincoln? Continue reading
MCG Spotter’s Guide to the 1933-36 Fords
Here’s a comprehensive guide that will show you how to identify the 1933 through 1936 Fords with all their ins and outs. We’ve rounded up scores of rare period photos, uncovered some unusual facts, and maybe even punctured a few popular myths, so come on along. Continue reading
Video: World’s Smallest Small-Block Chevy — See and Hear it Run
The people have spoken. You guys and girls who read Motor City Garage have shown how much you love functioning miniature engines. Very well then, we’ll kick it up a notch. Here’s an almost palm-sized Chevy V8 that runs like a charm. Continue reading
Video: Tiny Offy Roars Like a Real One
At Motor City Garage, we’re suckers for working model engines. And so are you, judging from the huge response. Here’s a quarter-scale Offenhauser that looks, runs, and sounds beautiful—maybe enough to choke you up a little. Continue reading
Inside GM’s Private Engine Collection
Here’s a companion piece to the recent MCG story on the GM Heritage Collection. In the first installment we featured a few of the cars. This time around we’ll focus strictly on some of the engines on display at the Heritage Center. Continue reading
MCG Car Spotter’s Guide to the 1937-40 Ford and Mercury
Do you know your early Ford V8s like Scotty here? Can you call out a 1939 Deluxe or a 1938 Standard when you see them? It’s hot rod lore—stuff every gearhead ought to know. Motor City Garage will show you the easy ways to tell the Fords apart. Now includes ’39-40 Mercury.