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Not Ready For Prime Time: The 1981 Cadillac V8-6-4

Posted on March 10, 2021 by MCG

Cadillac offered the disastrous V8-6-4 for only one model year, but the engine left a big, fat black mark on the permanent record of GM’s proud luxury brand. Continue reading →

Posted in Auto History | Tagged Cadillac, Cadillac V8-6-4, General Motors

Star of the Forward Look: 1958 Plymouth

Posted on March 9, 2021 by MCG

For 1958 the tagline at Plymouth was “The Star of the Forward Look,” and for once this was no idle ad agency boast. Continue reading →

Posted in Auto History | Tagged Chrysler Corporation, Forward Look, Plymouth, Virgil Exner

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

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