Ford’s popular intermediate platform received a complete reboot in 1970, with swoopy new styling, an expanded model range, and some novel graphics. Here’s the pitch. Continue reading
MCG Executive Briefing for June 4, 2018
WeatherTech CEO David MacNeil has reportedly purchased this 1963 Ferrari 250 GTO for around $80 million, the highest price ever paid for a collector car. Get all the latest auto industry news in the Executive Briefing. Continue reading
Video: How Active Sway Bars Work
Here’s a major advance in suspension technology that’s now on its way to your next new vehicle. Meet the active sway bar system. Continue reading
Video: Building the 1960 Chevrolets
Here’s a quick-moving Chevrolet clip from 1960 that showcases the automaker’s manufacturing process—and illustrates the challenges in building America’s most popular cars. Continue reading
MCG Executive Briefing for June 1, 2018
The Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles has expanded its popular Vault Tours program that admits visitors to the private basement collection. Get all the latest auto industry news in the Executive Briefing. Continue reading
Packard’s Last Hurrah: The 1955 V8
By 1955 Packard was nearly out of business, but the grand old Detroit automaker went down swinging with an all-new V8 engine. Here’s a closer look. Continue reading
Ford’s Canadian Cousins: Meteor and Monarch
Half-Ford and half-Mercury, these unusual products filled the gaps in Ford Motor Company’s thin Canadian dealer network. Here are the whys and hows of the Meteor and Monarch. Continue reading