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Video: Build This Sweet-Running Miniature V8 With Simple Hand Tools

Posted on June 2, 2024 by MCG

This tiny V8 not only runs beautifully, it’s available in complete kit form and can be assembled with simple hand tools. Check out the jewel-like internal details. Continue reading →

Posted in Auto History | Tagged Cison V8 kit

Inside America’s Best-Selling V12: the 1936-48 Lincoln-Zephyr

Posted on May 31, 2024 by MCG

With around 200,000 produced, the Lincoln-Zephyr engine is the best-selling V12 in U.S. production history. Let’s take a look inside. Continue reading →

Posted in Auto History | Tagged Frank Johnson, Lincoln, Lincoln Motor Co., Lincoln Zephyr

The Car Ahead: A 1963 Chevrolet Film

Posted on May 30, 2024 by MCG

Get a detailed rundown on the full-sized cars at Chevrolet for 1963, including the engines, in this original dealer film. Continue reading →

Posted in Auto History | Tagged 1963 Chevrolet, Chevrolet, Chevrolet 409

Video: The 1961 Rambler American, an American Beauty

Posted on May 28, 2024 by MCG

The folks at American Motors were mighty proud of the freshly restyled Rambler American for 1961: They called it their “American Beauty.” Continue reading →

Posted in Auto History | Tagged 1961 Rambler American, American Motors, George Romney

Video: Dan Gurney Drives the 1969 Mercury Marauder X-100

Posted on May 26, 2024 by MCG

Watch all-American hero Dan Gurney wheel the gigantic Marauder X-100 around the Riverside road course in this original Mercury dealer film. Continue reading →

Posted in Auto History | Tagged 1969 Mercury Marauder X-100, Dan Gurney, Lincoln-Mercury, Mercury

Along the Mustang Trail: The 1963 Ford Allegro Concept

Posted on May 25, 2024 by MCG

If this 1962-63 concept had found approval, the 1965 Mustang could have been a much smaller car. Meet the Ford Allegro, a European-style two-place coupe. Continue reading →

Posted in Auto History, Design | Tagged Ford, Ford Allegro, Ford Allegro II, Ford Motor Company

Raymond Loewy’s Hupmobile Aerodynamic, 1934-37

Posted on May 22, 2024 by MCG

Paris-born designer Raymond Loewy shook up the American car industry in 1934 with the radically styled Hupmobile Aerodynamic. Continue reading →

Posted in Auto History | Tagged Hupmobile, Hupp Motor Car Company, Raymond Loewy

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