In 1986, NBC’s Satuday Night Live performed a hilarious send-up of the ’80s cheap car craze with its parody commercial for the $179 Adobe. Continue reading
Dress-Up Pickup: The 1955-58 Chevrolet Cameo Carrier
It’s impossible to locate the exact point where American pickups began to morph into fashionable people movers, but one recognizable signpost is the Chevrolet Cameo Carrier. Continue reading
MCG Executive Briefing for August 26, 2022
Topping the sales chart at Gooding & Company’s annual Pebble Beach sale was this rare 1937 Bugatti Type 57SC Atalante that brought $10.35 million. Get all the latest industry news in the Executive Briefing. Continue reading
Work Horse, Race Horse: the Ford FE V8, 332 to 427 Cubic Inches
Throughout Ford’s Total Performance campaign of the 1960s, the FE big-block V8 did the bulk of the company’s heavy lifting in NASCAR, drag racing, and at Le Mans. Continue reading
A Packard for Everyone: The 1937 Packard Six
The modest 1937 Packard Six didn’t exactly save the proud Detroit luxury car maker, but it helped to keep the assembly lines running. Continue reading
Henry Ford’s Hot Rod: the Six-Cylinder 1906-08 Model K
Before Henry Ford built his car for the masses, the Model T, he produced a machine for the sporting crowd with his six-cylinder, 40-horsepower Model K. Continue reading
MCG Executive Briefing for August 22, 2022
This 1955 Ferrari 410 Sport Spider was the top seller of Monterey Car Week, bringing $22 million at the RM Sotheby’s auction. Get all the latest auto industry news in the Executive Briefing. Continue reading