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Video: Corvette Museum rescue

Posted on March 4, 2014 by MCG

Corvette hoistHere’s a quick video summary of the vehicle recovery operations at the National Corvette Museum.  Continue reading →

Posted in Auto History, Car Museums, Industry News | Tagged National Corvette Museum

NASCAR’s biggest winners

Posted on February 25, 2014 by MCG

Rick Hendrick and driversWho are the highest-paid players in Sprint Cup? Here are the hard numbers according to Forbes magazine, and they make for interesting reading.  -Hendrick Motorsports photo

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Posted in Industry News, Motorsports | Tagged NASCAR, Sprint Cup

Corvette Museum update: security camera video shows cave-in in progress

Posted on February 12, 2014 by MCG

National Corvette Museum Cave-inThis security video released today by the National Corvette Museum shows the floor collapse in progress, sending several historic Corvettes to their apparent doom.   Continue reading →

Posted in Industry News | Tagged Corvette, National Corvette Museum

Sinkhole swallows eight cars at National Corvette Museum

Posted on February 12, 2014 by MCG

National Corvette Museum sinkholeA collapse under the floor of the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, Kentucky early this morning claimed eight historic Corvettes, museum sources report.  -National Corvette Museum photo Continue reading →

Posted in Industry News | Tagged Corvette, National Corvette Museum

Formula One 2014: ugliest race cars in history?

Posted on January 30, 2014 by MCG

Truly, these are faces only an aerodynamics engineer could love. This year’s crop of F1 racers are among the oddest-looking automobiles ever built. Brace yourself as we go in for a closer look.  Continue reading →

Posted in Industry News, Technology | Tagged Formula One

NAIAS 2014: The good stuff

Posted on January 17, 2014 by MCG

As we’ve noted before, some of the most interesting stuff at the North American International Auto Show never makes it into the media coverage. Here’s the rest of the show, including a big photo gallery.   Continue reading →

Posted in Events, Industry News | Tagged NAIAS

Video: Porsche 911 Targa roof in action

Posted on January 16, 2014 by MCG

Because there’s no substitute for actually seeing it in operation, here’s a Porsche video showing how the automated top works on the new 911 Targa.  Continue reading →

Posted in Design, Industry News, Technology | Tagged Porsche Targa

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