At the SEMA performance industry show in Las Vegas this week, Mopar reset the bar for factory crate engines—at 1,000 horsepower. Behold the Hellephant 426 Hemi V8. Continue reading
Video: Introducing the 1970 AMC Gremlin
In 1970, tiny American Motors used ingenuity, not big dollars, to create the Gremlin, its entry in the critical new subcompact class. Continue reading
MCG Executive Briefing for October 29, 2018
This 1939 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B Touring Belinetta could bring up to $25 million at the Artcurial Motorcars Retromobile auction in Paris. Get all the latest auto industry news in the Executive Briefing. Continue reading
Drag Racing in Harlingen, Texas Circa 1962
Check out all the classic old-school drag cars in this awesome digital scrapbook from Harlingen Air Field circa 1962. Continue reading
Saturday Morning CarTune: Peugeot Joins the Wacky Races
Remember the classic Saturday morning cartoon of the ’60s, Wacky Races? Most Americans have never seen Peugeot’s awesome 2013 tribute to the Hanna-Barbera show, so we’re sharing it here. Continue reading
MCG Executive Briefing for October 26, 2018
A British firm, RBW Classic Electric Cars, is offering all-new, battery-electric versions of the MGB roadster and Jaguar C-Type and XKSS. Get all the latest auto industry news in the Executive Briefing. Continue reading
Success at a Price: The 1957-59 DeSoto Firesweep
Introduced in 1957, the low-priced Firesweep line gave Chrysler’s DeSoto division a much-needed boost in sales volume, but at a cost to the rest of the company. Mecum Auctions photo. Continue reading