Just for fun, here’s a vintage Volkswagen microbus with an interesting powerplant choice: 530 hp Porsche 993 Turbo. Watch the little monster tearing around Italy’s Monza road circuit here. Continue reading
Video: Inside the Ford Highland Park Plant
Henry Ford’s Highland Park plant was the great industrial wonders of the age, capable of turning out one Model T automobile per minute. Here’s some rare original footage of the process in motion. Continue reading
MCG Executive Briefing for November 4, 2016
New U.S. trade regulations could allow collectors to import vintage American automobiles from Cuba, though many are far from original after decades of improvised repairs. Get all the latest auto industry news in the Executive Briefing. Continue reading
Video: Mickey Thompson Breaks the 400 MPH Barrier at Bonneville, 1960
On September 9, 1960, Mickey Thompson ran 406.6 mph at Bonneville to become the world’s fastest hot rodder. This awesome two-minute newsreel captures the historic moment perfectly—watch. Continue reading
Henry Ford’s Incredible X-8 Engine
Henry Ford had some world-changing ideas—and some other ideas that went nowhere at all. Here’s the story behind his strange but fascinating X-8 engine. Continue reading
MCG Executive Briefing for October 31, 2016
Described as “half Mustang, half Ford GT” in its visual theme, the 800-hp Mustang GTT from Zero to 60 Designs will debut at the SEMA performance trade show in Las Vegas this week. Get all the latest auto industry news in the Executive Briefing. Continue reading
Video: Cruz Pedregon Takes a Wild Ride in Las Vegas
Veteran Funny Car driver Cruz Pedregon took one of the crazier rides in drag racing history at the NHRA Toyota Nationals in Las Vegas this past weekend. But fortunately, he nailed the landing. Watch this. Continue reading