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Bookshelf: My Years With General Motors by Alfred P. Sloan, Jr.

Posted on April 4, 2015 by MCG

Alfred SloanIf you want to learn the real story of how General Motors and the American auto industry were created, there’s no better place to start than with this book. Here’s a review.  Continue reading →

Posted in Auto History, Bookshelf | Tagged Alfred P. Sloan, General Motors

Bookshelf: Classic Woodys by David Fetherston

Posted on September 11, 2014 by MCG

Woody Book SetMac’s Motor City Garage reviews the magnum opus on woody automobiles that can never be surpassed, Classic Woodys by David Fetherston.  Continue reading →

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Bookshelf: Bonneville–A Century of Speed

Posted on March 16, 2014 by MCG

Bonneville A Century of SpeedThis beautiful new book by David Fetherston tells the hundred-year history of land-speed record racing at Bonneville.  Continue reading →

Posted in Bookshelf, Hot Rods, Motorsports | Tagged Bonneville

The 1957 Chevrolet Stock Car Competition Guide

Posted on October 22, 2013 by MCG

For the readers of Mac’s Motor City Garage: A digital reprint of the rare factory racing booklet, the 1957 Chevrolet Stock Car Competition Guide.  Continue reading →

Posted in Auto History, Bookshelf, Motorsports | Tagged 1957 Chevrolet, Chevrolet, Chevrolet Black Widow, NASCAR

Bookshelf: Unsafe at Any Speed by Ralph Nader

Posted on April 28, 2013 by MCG

Car buffs may not approve of this assessment, but Ralph Nader’s Unsafe at any Speed is one of the most important automotive books ever written.  Continue reading →

Posted in Auto History, Bookshelf | Tagged Chevrolet Corvair, General Motors, Ralph Nader, Unsafe at Any Speed

Bookshelf: Best Damn Garage in Town by Smokey Yunick

Posted on April 11, 2013 by MCG

Even though it might not be entirely non-fiction, Mac’s Motor City Garage can highly recommend Best Damn Garage in Town. Here’s one of the most entertaining car books you’ll ever read.  Continue reading →

Posted in Bookshelf | Tagged Smokey Yunick

Bookshelf: The Unfair Advantage by Mark Donohue

Posted on October 10, 2012 by MCG

In the opinion of many, Mark Donohue’s The Unfair Advantage is one of the finest racing books ever written. MCG takes a few moments to revisit a motorsports classic. 

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