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MCG Executive Briefing for March 8, 2021

Posted on March 7, 2021 by MCG

This 1968 Ferrari 330 GTC was among the top 10 sellers at the RM Sotheby’s Open Road online auction, bringing $454,349. Get all the latest auto industry news in the Executive Briefing.  Continue reading →

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The Big M: Mercury for 1958

Posted on March 6, 2021 by MCG

Here’s the selling story for the Ford Motor Company’s middle-luxury Mercury division for 1958. Continue reading →

Posted in Auto History | Tagged 1958 Mercury, Ford Motor Company, The Big M

MCG Executive Briefing for March 5, 2021

Posted on March 4, 2021 by MCG

Porsche has formally unveiled the Taycan Cross Turismo, a sport wagon version of the groundbreaking electric sedan. Get all the latest auto industry news in the Executive Briefing.  Continue reading →

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NASCAR’S Flim-Flam Man: The Unlikely Tale of L.W. Wright

Posted on March 4, 2021 by MCG

He’s been called the D.B. Cooper of NASCAR. L.W. Wright conned his way into a race car, a race team, and one of NASCAR’s biggest races, and then poof—he was gone. Continue reading →

Posted in Motorsports | Tagged 1982 Winston 500, L.W. Wright, NASCAR

The Changing Architecture of the Automobile Body: A GM Film

Posted on March 3, 2021 by MCG

Watch and learn how the automobile body evolved through the decades in this 1970s film from General Motors. Continue reading →

Posted in Auto History, Design | Tagged General Motors

America’s Last Flathead: The 1965 Rambler American

Posted on March 2, 2021 by MCG

In 1965, there was still one passenger car in the United States that offered a standard L-head engine: the Rambler American.  Continue reading →

Posted in Auto History | Tagged 1965 Rambler American, American Motors, Nash 600, Rambler American

MCG Executive Briefing for March 1, 2021

Posted on February 28, 2021 by MCG

Edsel Ford II’s personal 1947 Ford woody station wagon will be offered at the Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale auction in March. Get all the latest auto industry news in the Executive Briefing.  Continue reading →

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