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A Video History of Holden, Australia’s Own Car

Posted on March 26, 2020 by MCG

Here’s a video history of Holden, Australia’s own car, courtesy of Australia’s own television network, ABC. Continue reading →

Posted in Auto History | Tagged General Motors, Holden

Game Changer: The 1949 Oldsmobile Rocket V-8

Posted on March 24, 2020 by MCG

To name the most influential American car of the postwar era might be an impossible task, but here’s one blue-ribbon candidate: The 1949 Oldsmobile. Continue reading →

Posted in Auto History | Tagged General Motors, Kettering V8, Oldsmobile

MCG Executive Briefing for March 23, 2020

Posted on March 22, 2020 by MCG

Partial proceeds from the sale of this 2017 Ferrari LeFerrari Aperta at the RM Sotheby’s Palm Beach auction will go to a COVID-19-related hunger relief fund. Get all the latest auto industry news in the Executive Briefing. Continue reading →

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Video: Aero Auto on the Streets of Paris, 1921

Posted on March 22, 2020 by MCG

What could possibly go wrong? Check out this propeller-driven automobile driving through the streets of Paris in 1921. Continue reading →

Posted in Auto History | Tagged Propeller-driven vehicles

Video: Creating the 1956 Chevrolet

Posted on March 21, 2020 by MCG

Chevrolet was proud of its 1956 lineup, and rightly so. See the confidence on display in this 1956 color film. Continue reading →

Posted in Auto History | Tagged 1956 Chevrolet, Chevrolet, General Motors

MCG Executive Briefing for March 20, 2020

Posted on March 19, 2020 by MCG

With the NASCAR season shut down by the COVID-19 outbreak, Dale Earnhardt Jr, Kyle Busch, and Denny Hamlin will headline an online digital NASCAR series. Get all the latest auto industry news in the Executive Briefing. Continue reading →

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Video: Richard Petty Goes Drag Racing

Posted on March 19, 2020 by MCG

Frozen out of NASCAR competition in 1965 by the Chrysler factory boycott, Richard Petty went drag racing. Here, Richard and family tell the unfortunate story. Continue reading →

Posted in Motorsports | Tagged drag racing, NASCAR, Plymouth, Richard Petty

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