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A Visit to the Ford Piquette Avenue Plant and Museum

Posted on June 30, 2013 by MCG

MCG pays a visit to a great Detroit historic landmark and one of America’s top car guy destinations: the Ford Piquette Avenue plant.  Continue reading →

Posted in Auto History, Car Museums | Tagged Ford Piquette plant, Model T Ford

A visit to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum

Posted on May 15, 2013 by MCG

In the infield of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, you’ll find one of the finest auto museums in the world. Here’s the cook’s tour with a big photo gallery.  Continue reading →

Posted in Auto History, Car Museums, Motorsports | Tagged Indianapolis 500, Indianapolis Motor Speedway

A visit to the Studebaker National Museum

Posted on March 4, 2013 by MCG

There’s more to South Bend than Notre Dame football. The Indiana town is also the birthplace of Studebaker, and today it’s the home of the Studebaker National Museum. Continue reading →

Posted in Car Museums | Tagged Studebaker

A visit to the Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum

Posted on January 9, 2013 by MCG

Here’s Rick Voegelin with a guided tour of the Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum in Pomona, California.  Continue reading →

Posted in Auto History, Car Museums, Motorsports | Tagged drag racing, hot rods, NHRA

A Final* Visit to the Walter P. Chrysler Museum

Posted on December 30, 2012 by MCG

*Okay, this probably isn’t a final, final visit to the musuem. At least we hope not. But it is one last visit in the museum’s current state. Here’s a brief explanation and a large photo gallery.  

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A visit to the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Museum

Posted on December 16, 2012 by MCG

The Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum in Auburn, Indiana is one of the great institutions of the collector car world—and one of MCG’s favorite car-gawking destinations. Here’s a big photo essay.  Continue reading →

Posted in Auto History, Car Museums | Tagged Auburn, Auburn Cord Duesenberg Museum, Cord, Duesenberg

Inside GM’s Private Engine Collection

Posted on September 20, 2012 by MCG

Gold-plated Cadillac 500 CID V8Here’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 →

Posted in Auto History, Car Museums | Tagged General Motors, GM Heritage Center

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